FLEXIBLE EMPLOYERS

When Lynn Drysdale was looking to return to work part-time, she didn’t limit her search to part-time roles. Here’s how she got her role at EY – and how she’s making it work.

When Annabel Sergeant was selected for the Scotland rugby team, she thought it might disrupt her career – but EY’s flexible approach has allowed her to succeed at both.

Laurie Eggleston, senior manager at Grant Thornton, explains how he’s made part-time work without limiting his career progression.

EY’s Belong initiative is about making everyone feel included and valued. Part-time Finance Professional Nilesh B. Dosa explains how he stays part of the team, while helping underprivileged youngsters feel like they can belong too.

What happens if you need to switch to a different kind of flex? Don’t be afraid to ask, says EY’s Sarah McCoo Zhang, who’s changed her flexible pattern twice.

What happens when you want to take your job share to the next level? EY’s Debra Dean and Lucy Carter share their tips for progressing as a pair.

Heidi Denton shares the questions she asked herself before deciding to retrain as a Couple Counsellor with Tavistock Relationships.

Lloyds Banking Group’s People and Productivity Function are seeing the benefits of embracing job sharing. Here, members of the team share how they make it work.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust’s Sutopa Sen is also a carer, and explains how flexible working benefits both the organisation and its caring employees.

Members of the Deloitte team explain why the firm welcomes carers, how it supports them, and why they believe honesty is the best policy.

As the first Timewise Council in the country, we’re acting on our commitment to ensure that every job we recruit to is available on a flexible basis, unless there is a good business reason why not.

We recognise that there are many different reasons that people want to work flexibly. To help, we offer a range of options from compressed hours, part-time work and job shares, to remote working and flexi time.

Capgemini believes that a brilliant workforce is made up of diverse experiences. For example, they run a Disability, Carers & Allies Network to support these groups.

With the support of our partners at EY, we’ve produced some brand new research on who wants to work flexibly and why. Here’s what we discovered.

At Diageo, we believe people need freedom to succeed. That’s why we give our employees greater control over how, when and where they work. Our flexible working opportunities include multiple office locations and technology that allows our employees to work remotely.

Lloyds Banking Group has created an agile working environment to ensure our colleagues can have a rewarding career that helps us meet our promise to our customers whilst achieving a healthy lifestyle balance.

The Centre for Ageing Better is working for change. Not just to help people enjoy a better quality of life in their later years, but also to support its employees with caring responsibilities.

The firm is supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the interview process, should this be something you are interested in.

Diageo’s flexible working policy is built on mutual trust and openness from day one. Here, Talent Engagement Lead Sally Price shares her tips on the best way to discuss your flexible needs.