Working Families: Benchmark Report 2024
This report, based on Working Families’ annual Benchmark survey of best practice employers, explores how these employers continue to lead the way in evolving supportive work environments.
The Working Families Benchmark is a comprehensive annual survey of flexible and family-friendly working policies and practices, open to all Working Families employer members.
Key findings:
- 62% of respondent employers report that over three-quarters of their staff now work flexibly. Smaller organisations are setting the pace, with 100% of staff working flexibly, compared to 59% at larger organisations.
- With the Carer’s Leave Act in place, 55% of employers now offer paid carer’s leave, averaging 3.5 days with some providing up to 20 days.
- Recognising critical life moments, 90% of employers offer support for fertility treatments, and 97% provide support for employees experiencing the loss of a baby.
- Benchmark employers offer, on average, 18 weeks of fully paid maternity leave, 5 weeks of paternity leave, and 14 weeks of shared parental leave. Organisations offering equal leave provide an average of 21 weeks of fully paid leave as a day-one right.
- Most employers also offer support for employees having a child via surrogacy (86%), undergoing fertility treatments (90%), and those experiencing miscarriage or baby loss (97%).
