Employers
Boffins draw up guidelines for successful flexible work
With many working dads indicating they want to maintain flexible work beyond the initial... read more
Employers
Employers can access all of our research, best practice reports and up-to-date news and features about flexible working and diversity issues in this archive – including gender pay gap information and advice, tips for managing flexible staff, how to recruit more women into your business and case studies of companies who are doing great things in this area.
Supporting Dads
How to handle a flexible working request
Employers ought to be bracing themselves for a slew of flexible working requests from... read more
Supporting Dads
Agile working best practice
Top firms came together to discuss how they'd coped with the pandemic so far and share... read more
Supporting Dads
Bringing dads back to work
Many companies have policies for smoothing the transition from maternity leave, but... read more
Supporting Dads
Parental fog continues in 2020 – report
This year's 'Parental fog' report finds some progress in 2020 but firms still have a long... read more
Supporting Dads
How are employers supporting staff during the COVID-19 pandemic?
A new survey by partner site workingmums.co.uk and Bright Horizons aims to... read more
Employment Rights
Coronavirus: return to work guidance
The Government has said that those who cannot work from home should return to work if... read more
Supporting Dads
Do I have to pay a new dad for paternity leave?
I run a building company employing three people. I recently took on a new employee to... read more
Supporting Dads
New Best Practice Report proves particularly timely
Twin site of workingdads.co.uk launches annual Best Practice Report highlighting examples... read more
Supporting Dads
New toolkit to help support working dads
University of Birmingham's Equal Parenting Project launches free toolkit packed with... read more
Supporting Dads
Employers might have to get used to flexible working
The coronavirus outbreak threatens to disrupt the economy, everyday life and workplace... read more
Supporting Dads
Tips for employers on flexible working
University research finds four key ways employers can make a success of flexible working read more
Supporting Dads
David built a bond with his baby during Shared Parental Leave
David Pautsch's bosses at Pearson made it easy for him to commit to Shared Parental Leave.... read more
Supporting Dads
More people apply for jobs advertised as flexible
Government study finds that advertising jobs as flexible provides big wins for employers... read more
Paternity Leave
Shared Parental Leave at Santander is about support
Drew Baxter-Gibson is a dad shaping his leave to fit his family. And his employers are... read more
Supporting Dads
From the editor: an equality party
My son's birthday party featured pass-the-parcel, very nearly a food fight, and some... read more
Supporting Dads
Switching off doesn’t suit everyone
New study finds that banning email outside office hours isn't the silver bullet some think... read more
Supporting Dads
Companies must make a choice: flex or fail
Rob Bravo, coaching director and head of wellbeing at Talking Talent, writes about the... read more
Supporting Dads
White Paper details easy steps to help dads
We brought together dads and employers to talk about what works and what doesn't when it... read more
Supporting Dads
The inflexible workplace: too much lost talent
Inflexible working isn't working
Max Jennings, founder of Hoop, writes about why flexible working isn't just nice - it's... read more
Supporting Dads
Who will be named best company for working dads?
Top Employer awards shortlist is unveiled with three big names slugging it out to win the... read more
