Problem
25% vs 21%
When childcare falls through, one in four women take unpaid leave, compared with one in five men.
Challenges: Delivering DEIB
Level the playing field and make the most of all the talent in your business.
We help employers remove practical barriers that can entrench inequality; because supporting diverse family needs at work acknowledges that caring responsibilities affect everyone differently.
THE CHALLENGE IN NUMBERS
Cost
48% vs 38%
Nearly half of mothers who are also caring for ageing adults, report a negative career impact compared to 38% of men in the same position.
Solution
63%
Only 63% of working parents and carers feel comfortable discussing family responsibilities at work.
OUR APPROACH
Provide practical help that delivers on the promise of inclusion.
Care responsibilities are often unevenly distributed. When a child is ill, an ageing relative needs help or a family hits an unexpected transition, the consequences are not shared evenly either.
Family-friendly workplace policies create the foundation. Different employees need different things; connected support helps ensure those differences do not determine who can participate, progress or lead.
INDIVIDUAL USE CASE
Supporting Priya
Priya is a senior commercial manager and mother of a secondary-school-age child with additional learning needs. She is ready for a bigger role, but juggling school support and unpredictable care has started to limit the opportunities she feels able to take.
Every employee's route through Work&Life support will look completely different. What connects them is that nobody is left to bridge the gaps between family life, practical help and career progression alone.
When she needs answers and tailored educational support
Work+Family Space + Virtual Tutoring
Work+Family Space gives Priya trusted guidance on SEND, education and family life through relevant resources, Speak to an Expert and Family Concierge. Virtual Tutoring gives her child tailored academic support, reducing the research and coordination Priya would otherwise carry.
When care changes without warning
Planned & Emergency Care
Planned and emergency childcare, including school-holiday cover, helps Priya stay present when arrangements change. The same service can support other employees with adult or eldercare, so practical help reflects the caring responsibility in front of them.
When progression risks being misunderstood
Coaching & Manager Support
One-to-one coaching helps Priya protect confidence, boundaries and career momentum. Manager support helps her manager respond fairly, avoid assumptions about availability or ambition and keep opportunity open.
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MEASURABLE IMPACT
What employees using practical support report
Employees using practical support report benefits that matter to inclusion: being able to work when care breaks down, and feeling that their organisation understands the realities of family life.
Financial Services / 12,000 employees ● 5 min read
A FTSE 100 bank stopped losing returners. The lever was childcare, not policy.
Three years in, attrition among new parents is down 41% and engagement scores are up across the board. Here's what changed — and what didn't.
224% ROI in year one
Legal / 800 employees ● 5 min read
“We were haemorrhaging mid-level associates. Back-up care was the turning point."
A Magic Circle firm explains why same-day cover did what flexible working policies couldn't — and how they made the business case in a single quarter.
224% ROI in year one
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Tell us where care and life transitions are creating unequal pressure in your workforce - we will connect you with a specialist.
Other challenges
Retaining talent
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