Mishcon de Reya has been named as one of the top family-friendly employers in the UK by Working Families, a national charity for working parents and carers. Now in its fourteenth year, the Top Employers for Working Families list features employers large and small from across the public, private, and third sectors.
Employers were assessed using Working Families’ Benchmark and were scored on four key areas to build a comprehensive picture of their flexible and family-friendly policies and practices that specifically support parents and carers. The four areas are: integration to organisational strategy and culture, policy, consistent practice, and evidence and statistics.
Vanessa Dewhurst, Partner and Chief People Officer at Mishcon de Reya, commented: "At Mishcon de Reya, we recognise that parenthood, fertility, and caring responsibilities are important aspects of life for many of us. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive working environment and we continuously review our support, policies and resources to improve the experience of our people. As part of this, we have recently updated our policies and statements of support on fertility, pregnancy loss and baby loss and have increased the parental leave allowance, increased the flexibility around using shared parental leave and reduced the length of service required to qualify for 26 weeks of full pay. We are delighted that we have been recognised as a Top 30 Employer for Working Families."
Jane van Zyl, CEO of Working Families, said: “We are delighted with the standard of entries for this year’s Top Employer for Working Families list. These employers show they are leading the way in building family-friendly and flexible workplaces in the UK and are already ahead of the curve when it comes to implementing the changes needed to comply with the new flexible working legislation coming into practice next year. Almost nine out of ten of our Benchmark entrants are already offering flexible working as a day one right.”
About Working Families
Working Families is the UK’s national charity for working parents and carers. Their mission is to remove the barriers that people with caring responsibilities face in the workplace.
Working Families provides free legal advice to parents and carers on their rights at work, giving employers the tools they need to support their employees while creating a flexible, high-performing workforce.
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