| | The flexible working
programme operated by
KPMG among its 10,300
people in the UK has
received a top workplace
award for gender
equality, diversity and
inclusion. KPMG received
the City Award at the
Opportunity Now annual
awards dinner. The
awards recognise UK
employers who
demonstrate the most
commitment to and
innovation in creating
workplaces where women
can succeed.
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KPMG's winning entry
focused on its flexible
working programme which
offers a wide range of
working options to its
people. These include
shorter working weeks,
home working, job share,
unpaid leave, annualised
days, career breaks,
additional holiday
purchase and 'glide'
time – when the start
and finish times of the
working day can be
adjusted.
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| | 15% of KPMG's people
have applied to work
flexibly – and 99% of
those applications have
been approved.
? 95% of women who
return from maternity
leave are still employed
at KPMG after 12 months.
Of those, one third work
flexibly.
? The number of
flexible working
applications rises
annually – up by 38% in
2006.
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Rachel Campbell, head
of people management at
KPMG, said: "We are
naturally delighted to
receive this award. Our
flexible working
programme helps us to
operate in a competitive
business environment, by
helping to attract and
retain the best people.
Our own research and
surveys show that the
need for flexible
working patterns is
becoming increasingly
important, particularly | |
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| | to those with caring
responsibilities,
predominantly women.
"We aim to create a
diverse and inclusive
workplace by offering
this flexibility to all
our employees. This is
becoming increasingly
important to males as
well – 23% of the
flexible working
acceptances come from
men."
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