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Pinsent Masons and NELFT named top employers in Working Families 2025 list

The top 10 employers for working families also included: Audit Wales, DAC Beachcroft, Grant Thornton, Hill Dickinson LLP, Imperial College London, Independent Living Fund Scotland, Mishcon de Reya and the Welsh Parliament.

23/09/2025

Employee Relations·Featured·Inclusion, Equality & Diversity·News·Organisational & Employee Development

75% of working mothers say parenthood hurt their careers – Zety

40% of mothers turned down promotions because of childcare, and fewer than one in five returned to full-time work after maternity leave.

17/09/2025

Employee Relations·Inclusion, Equality & Diversity·Lead Story·News

27% say working past retirement could help them live longer – Bupa

Over one in four employees over 55 said they did not feel supported to stay in work.

12/09/2025

Employee Relations·Health & Wellbeing·Lead Story·News

Searches for ‘reasons to call out of work’ surge by 1450% – Reboot Online

Searches for four-day work week companies, 32-hour work week, WFH side hustle and WFH jobs with no experience all rose by over 4,000%.

05/09/2025

Employee Relations·Featured·Lead Story·News

Four-day work week better suited to UK workers, says expert

Vicky Walker said: “Offering a flexible work week allows employees the right to prioritise their work-life balance without compromising on work efficiency and productivity."

28/08/2025

Employee Relations·Featured·Health & Wellbeing·News

22% of employers cite improving access to flexible working as biggest challenge – Ciphr

The survey found 21% of HR decision-makers were concerned about new legal protections for workers taking part in industrial action.

01/08/2025

Employee Relations·Lead Story·News

The power of part-time: Making the case for flexible working

Jeremy Duncombe shares his experience of how, if done correctly, part-time working can be a positive step - not just for the employee, but also for other colleagues and the organisation they work for.

01/08/2025

Featured·Health & Wellbeing·Lead Story·Opinion·Recruitment & HR

British workers feel guilt about taking time off, research reveals

SD Worx found that 77.4% of employees in the UK said their organisation trusted them to work responsibly and not misuse remote working.

22/07/2025

Employee Relations·Health & Wellbeing·News

South Cambridgeshire District Council votes to permanently adopt four-day week

Under the new pattern, council staff are expected to do all their work in about 80% of their contracted hours, with no pay cut.

21/07/2025

Employee Relations·Lead Story·News

Flexible work must be measured by value, not time, say experts

Round-table attendees agreed flexible working is not a perk but a key part of workplace reform for both employees and businesses.

18/07/2025

Employee Relations·News·Organisational & Employee Development

E.ON, Aviva, John Lewis, Vodafone among winners at Working Dads Employer Awards

Winners included Aviva, E.ON, John Lewis, Vodafone, Suffolk County Council, Nationwide, QBE, Waltham Forest Council, Now Teach, PWC, AON, and the British Medical Journal.

18/07/2025

Employee Relations·Health & Wellbeing·Lead Story·News

Over a million workers quit jobs due to lack of flexibility – CIPD

Research found that just over half of employees (53%) felt pressure to spend more time in the workplace.

15/07/2025

Employee Relations·Lead Story·News

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Flexible working

Pinsent Masons and NELFT named top employers in Working Families 2025 list

75% of working mothers say parenthood hurt their careers – Zety

27% say working past retirement could help them live longer – Bupa

Searches for ‘reasons to call out of work’ surge by 1450% – Reboot Online

Four-day work week better suited to UK workers, says expert

22% of employers cite improving access to flexible working as biggest challenge – Ciphr

The power of part-time: Making the case for flexible working

British workers feel guilt about taking time off, research reveals

South Cambridgeshire District Council votes to permanently adopt four-day week

Flexible work must be measured by value, not time, say experts

E.ON, Aviva, John Lewis, Vodafone among winners at Working Dads Employer Awards

Over a million workers quit jobs due to lack of flexibility – CIPD

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