Shared parental leave has stimulated employers to move forward their provision for parents, according to charity Working Families.
On the announcement of its annual Top Employers for Working Families awards in National Work Life Week, chief executive Sarah Jackson said there has been “an organisational refocus on building a flexible culture appropriate for all employees”. Examples include investment in job share and repositioning and communicating existing flexible working opportunities.
The charity’s accompanying benchmark report said 58% of employers in the benchmark are matching shared parental leave (SPL) to existing maternity provisions, while 29% are providing the statutory minimum and 13% are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach. None of the employers in the benchmark are cutting back maternity enhancements to pay for SPL, something that had been a concern before the introduction of the policy.
Jackson said the top 30 organisations and top 10 small employers “have shown leadership and innovation in their policies and practices, and will reap the rewards of attracting the best talent and having a loyal and engaged workforce”.
The Top employers are:
Top 10 Employers for Working Families (A-Z)
American Express
Barclays Bank PLC
Centrica
Citi
Deloitte LLP
DWF LLP
EY
Lloyds Banking Group
Ministry of Justice
Southdown Housing Association
Top 11-30 (A-Z)
Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Aimia
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Computershare
Hogan Lovells
iCrossing
KPMG LLP
National Assembly for Wales
Oliver Wyman
Pinsent Masons LLP
Royal Mail Group
Santander UK
Simmons & Simmons
Sysdoc Limited
The London School of Economics and Political Science
The Scottish Government
The University of Lincoln
UBS AG
Wales & West Housing
Westfield Europe Limited
Top 10 Small Employers for Working Families – up to 250 employees (A-Z)
Brand Learning Group Ltd
Bristol Students’ Union
CiC Employee Assistance)
Edison Investment Research Ltd
Effective HRM Limited
iCrossing
Parental Choice Ltd
Sacker & Partners LLP
Solve HR Ltd
Workpond
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