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Top Employer Awards
Workingmums.co.uk 7th annual Top Employer Awards celebrate best practice in smart working and advancing women in the workplace.
The Awards recognise employers both big and small who have embraced the business benefits of flexible working and have been proactive in seeking to recruit and retain talented staff, particularly working parents who want to combine successful careers with being a parent.
The 2016 Award Winners were announced at a ceremony in London on 1st November 2016.
2016 Categories
Overall Top Employer Award – Sponsored by You At Work
The winners of each category will be put forward for The Overall Top Employer Award, which is for employers who can demonstrate commitment to a range of policies and practices related to family support, women’s career progression and flexible working. Find out more>
Winner: Sky
Innovation in Flexible Working Award – sponsored by M&G
To be eligible for the Innovation Award, employers should demonstrate policies which are innovative and break new ground. Find out more>
Winner: Vodafone
Career Progression Award – sponsored by A.T. Kearney
To be eligible employers should demonstrate initiatives aimed at developing women’s leadership potential, including women’s networks, mentoring initiatives and return to work programmes. Find out more>
Winner: Sky
Best for Dads Award – Sponsored by IG Group
To be eligible for the Best for Dads Award, employers should demonstrate specific policies targeting dads, such as inclusive parenting networks, publications and outreach targeted around dad’s rights. Find out more>
Winner: Lloyds Banking Group
Talent Attraction Award – Sponsored by CA Technologies
To be eligible to apply for the Workingmums.co.uk Talent Attraction Award, organisations should demonstrate that their recruitment process openly promotes flexible working. Find out more>
Winner: Berwin Leighton Paisner
SME Award (26-250 employees) – sponsored by Johnson Fleming
To be eligible for the SME award, organisations should be able to demonstrate a real commitment to work life balance practices. Find out more>
Winner: Cuttsy & Cuttsy
SME Award (1-25 employees) – sponsored by Johnson Fleming
To be eligible for the SME award, organisations should be able to demonstrate a real commitment to work life balance practices. Find out more>
Winner: Madgex
Family Support Award – sponsored by Capability Jane
To be eligible to apply for the Family Support Award, employers should demonstrate policies and practices which aim to make it easier to balance work and family life. Find out more>
Winner: Carillion Plc
The Working Mums Champion Award – sponsored by Nielsen
This Award is for stand-out individuals whose efforts have made a big difference to working mums in their workplace. Find out more>
Winner: Jane Magill, Macquarie Group
Sponsors
Why Enter The Awards
Meet The Judges
Gillian Nissim
Workingmums.co.uk
A former Senior Communications Executive, Gillian has worked at a number of different organisations with very different cultures and attitudes towards family friendly working policies.
Jennifer Liston-Smith
My Family Care
Jennifer Liston-Smith MA(Oxon), MSc., FRSA is a sought-after speaker, writer and consultant on employer family-friendly strategies.
David Dunbar
Nationwide Building Society
Following a varied career in heavy industry and telecoms, David moved to BT Property with responsibility for all of BT’s flexible estate and its home and mobile working programme.
He is now Head of Digital Workplace at Nationwide Building Society.
Dr Clare Kelliher
Cranfield University
Clare holds a PhD in Organisational Behaviour from London Business School, an MA in Industrial Relations from the University of Warwick and a first degree in management from the University of Surrey.
Andy Lake
Flexibility.co.uk
Andy Lake is the owner and editor of Flexibility. He has edited Flexibility since 1994, and has written and presented extensively on the subject of flexible work, as well as leading numerous research projects.
If you would like to find out more about the awards please contact us today on 020 8432 6094 or email awards@workingmums.co.uk.