There are a huge number of benefits to supporting parents back into the workplace, and into flexible jobs. It’s easy to see why returners might be keen to get back into work, but employers also stand to gain a great deal from recruiting them:
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Access a wider talent poolEmployers will get access to a group of people with valuable experience and expertise that they might otherwise miss out on. |
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Overcome skills shortagesWith many employers and sectors struggling to recruit people with specific skills or the capacity to develop them quickly, returner campaigns can offer an effective solution. |
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Support inclusion and diversity at all levelsHelp increase the number of experienced women across an organisation, supporting gender and age diversity, and creating role models for those coming up behind. This also includes fathers who want, or have to, combine work and family commitments. |
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Tackle the gender pay gapThe increased presence of women in senior roles is an important factor in closing the gender pay gap. |
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Enhance internal and external reputationBeing seen to encourage and support returners sends a clear message to your own employees and the market that you are a supportive employer. This will, in turn, help recruitment and retention. |
A practical guide to designing and developing a flexible-focused returner strategy.
This report provides insights and recommendations for employers, based on employees’ experience of taking and returning from extended paternity leave.
Why you should ensure your organisation incorporates flexible working practices.
Guidance, practical tools and resources to help you embed flexible working in your organisation.
From returner pathways to buddy schemes, family policies to senior role modelling, find out what employers are doing to make their organisations more inclusive for parents and parent returners.