Working Families partners with Executive Coaching Consultancy to produce Parental Fog Index

Working Families will partner with The Executive Coaching Consultancy (ECC) to deliver the next Parental Fog Index Report (PFI) in May 2026. 

The Index was first developed by The ECC in 2019 and is now a recognised measure for how UK employers share information about parental policies. 

Research found that since 2019, the number of employers not sharing details about support for working parents dropped from 31% to 1%. 

Working Families commended The ECC for setting up the Index and highlighted its role in exposing factors behind the motherhood penalty, which accounts for 80% of the gender pay gap in the UK. 

Research also found workplaces need to support fathers and partners to take parental leave without penalty.

As Working Families takes over the Index, the charity will use its experience in employment rights and family-friendly working to help the Index reach more employers and parents. 

The aim is to keep improving transparency and support for working parents.

Jane van Zyl, CEO at Working Families, said: “ECC’s work on the parental fog index has created a strong and important foundation, showing just how critical transparency is if parents are to thrive at work.