Wednesday, October 20, 2010
[IWS] IES (UK): Top Employers for Working Families 2010 Awards and A-Z List Announced [19 October 2010]
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Institute for Employment Studies (IES)
(UK)
Press Release 19 October 2010
Top Employers for Working Families 2010 Awards and A-Z List Announced
http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/press/1023.php
The search for family-friendly employers is over
Twelve outstanding UK organisations have today been announced as winners of the
Top Employers for Working Families 2010 awards and a further 30 have won recognition with a place on the
Top Employers for Working Families A-Z list.
To win an award or a place on the A-Z list, organisations had to demonstrate how they truly embed family-friendly working practices into their culture. With 40 per cent of the workforce having responsibilities for dependents – either children or parents – it is becoming increasingly important for organisations to recognise their employees’ personal commitments.
The awards, organised by the leading work-life charity Working Families, have been uniquely validated by independent human resource centre, the Institute for Employment Studies who created a rigorous assessment process. To ensure the highest degree of integrity and professionalism, the awards were also judged anonymously by an esteemed panel of judges comprising Professor Cary L Cooper, CBE, Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health, Lancaster University Management School; Craig Jones MBE, Global Head of Diversity at Barclays Wealth; Mary Mercer, Principal Consultant, Institute for Employment Studies; and Sarah Jackson OBE, Chief Executive, Working Families.
2010 Awards winners
Innovation Special Award: Citi
(Special Commendation: The Co-operative)
Best for Flexible Working: Centrica Plc
(Second place: American Express)
Best for Maternity: Ford Motor Company
(Second place: Citi; Special Commendation: Deutsche Bank)
Best for Fathers: Centrica Plc
Best for Carers/Dependent Care Support: Centrica Plc
Best Recruitment Policy for Parents and Carers: Plinkfizz Limited
Best for Career Progression for Parents and Carers: No winner
(Special Commendation: Henmans LLP)
Best Emergency Childcare: The Royal Bank of Scotland
Best Implementation of Childcare Voucher Scheme: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Best in Financial Services Sector: Deutsche Bank
Best in Professional Services Sector: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Best in Public Sector (central government & NHS): Department of Business, Innovation and Skills
Best SME (1 – 250 employees): Chwarae Teg
AND MUCH MORE....
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