Henmans LLP has been given a special commendation in the category of “Best for Flexible Working” in the Top Employers for Working Families 2010 awards. To be presented with this commendation, Henmans had to demonstrate how the firm truly embeds family-friendly working practices into its culture. Together with this commendation, the firm was also listed in the top 30 A-Z firms, alongside a number of large multinational companies.
The awards ceremony, organised by the leading work-life charity Working Families, was attended by Viv Matthews, head of HR, and Julia Iball, managing partner, who were delighted to receive this honor.
Sarah Jackson, CEO of Working Families says: “Winning an award requires a huge amount of dedication, forward thinking and creativity to find solutions that really make a difference to the working lives of parents, carers and their families. Huge congratulations to Henmans LLP for being recognised as a ‘top employer for working families’.
“Our research shows that organisations that recognise their employees’ outside of work commitments, see improved performance as staff feel better valued and engaged, and therefore make a greater contribution. Therefore this award is beneficial to both the employees at Henmans as well as the organisation as a whole.”
Julia Iball, managing partner of Henmans commented:“We are delighted to receive this commendation, especially as we won a similar award from Jobs4Mums in 2009. Henmans is the largest law firm in Oxford and very proud of its record as a family-friendly firm. It is our belief that all staff recruited to the firm should be given the flexibility to fit their family commitments around their working lives. This understanding and support by the firm to the work/life balance has resulted in great staff loyalty and has enabled the firm to secure high staff retention numbers”.
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Stewart Elliston, Marketing, on 01865 781000