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Top Employer Awards 2012
Workingmums.co.uk, the UK’s number one jobsite for professional working mums and flexible jobseekers, will hold its third Top Employer Awards on 8th November 2012 - to celebrate the leading companies for work life balance.
The Awards recognise employers who are progressive in their flexible working practices and proactive in seeking to assist working parents combine successful careers with being a parent. The winners will be presented with their awards at a ceremony on 8th November 2012.
The Workingmums.co.uk Top Employer Awards are now open for entries and nominations until Friday 27th July 2012.
Meet the Judges
Award Categories
Overall Top Employer Award
Selected from the winners of the other award catergories and representing the organisation deemed to have outstanding policies on work life balance, diversity and flexible working. More.
Innovation in Flexible Working Award
To be eligible employers should demonstrate specific policies and practices related to flexible working which are truly innovative and break new ground, whether that be in a particular industry or in general. More.
Employee Engagement Award
To be eligible employers need to demonstrate a commitment to and strategy for enabling employees at all levels to feed back their views on policies relevant to working parents, such as flexible working, and a willingness to take these concerns on board. More.
Best for Dads Award
For organisations showing specific policies targeting dads, such as inclusive parenting networks, publications and outreach targeted around dads' rights, shared parenting initiatives and innovative policies on parental and paternity leave. More.
Talent Attraction Award
For organisations which can demonstrate that their recruitment process openly promotes flexible working. More.
Family Support Award
For organisations who demonstrate policies and practices which aim to make it easier to balance work and family life. More.
SME Award [split into sections for companies with up to 25 employees, and up to 250 employees]
For small companies who can demonstrate a real commitment to work life balance practices which specifically help working parents, such as flexible working, support on return to work from maternity leave and career development for women and show how these are of benefit to the organisation. More.
Working Mums Champion Award
This Award is for stand-out individuals whose efforts have made a big difference to working mums in their workplace. More.
To find out more about the awards categories click here.
Meet the Judges
Gillian Nissim, Founder of Workingmums.co.uk
Andy Lake, Editor of Flexibility.co.uk
Jennifer Liston-Smith, Head of Coaching Development at My Family Care
David Dunbar, Head of BT Flexible Working Services
Dr Caroline Gatrell, Lecturer in Management Learning and Leadership in the Management School at Lancaster University.
If you require more information on the Workingmums.co.uk Top Employer Awards please contact Sally Bradley at awards@workingmums.co.uk or call 020 8432 6094.
