Changing the way we live and work

Working Families is the UK's leading work-life balance campaign organisation. It supports and gives a voice to working parents and carers, whilst also helping employers create workplaces which encourage work-life balance for everyone.

The need for economic security - and therefore for parents and carers to work - and the need for families to spend time together are too often in conflict. So, Working Families helps parents and carers understand their rights and to negotiate for change at work, and also encourages employers to grasp the real business benefits that work-life balance policies can bring. Informed by all it hears from and knows of its individual and employer members, its helpline callers and its award entrants, it is able to argue authoritatively for social policy and workplace change that will benefit all families.

Working Families has both individual supporters and Employer Members, as well as offering the Balance At Work Consultancy and Training. It holds cutting edge conferences, and runs Top Employers For Working Families and the Best Boss competition.

The Waving not drowning project provides advice, a network and a newsletter for the parents of disabled children, as well as regular forums where parents can express their views to policy-makers. The Low Income Families Helpline provides free legal advice and on-going support and coaching in negotiating appropriate leave and flexible working. Regularly updated factsheets for parents and an extensive employers' case studies database are freely available on the Working Families website.

Find out how to become a Member of Working Families

For more information contact:

Working Families, 1-3 Berry Street, London EC1V OAA
Tel: 020 7253 7243
fax: 020 7253 6253
email: office@workingfamilies.org.uk
or check out the website at www.workingfamilies.org.uk

Legal helpline freephone: 0800 013 0313
Advice by text: 07800 00 4722
Email: edads@workingfamilies.org.uk