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cluster--pad-m"> <p>Family leave policies</p> <ul class="cluster cluster--pad-m"> <li> <a href="/admin-services/human-resources/leave/family-leave/" >Family leave policies</a> </li> <li> <a href="/staff/parents-network/imperial-parents/items-for-sale/" >Items for sale</a> </li> <li> <a href="/staff/parents-network/imperial-parents/perks/" >Child friendly perks</a> </li> <li> <a href="/admin-services/human-resources/leave/family-leave/new-parents/" >Parents and carers workshops</a> </li> <li> <a href="/admin-services/human-resources/benefits/supporting-you-and-your-family/imperial-activity-camp/" >Imperial activity and educational camp</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row wysiwyg"> <p>Imperial College London is committed to supporting expectant parents and parents with children of any age to obtain a good work life balance, excelling at work whilst enjoying being a parent at home.</p> <p>This site aims to provide all relevant policies and information related to being a parent at Imperial in one place and enables you to build networks with your colleagues which will provide mutual support.</p> <p>Finding the ideal balance between work and home can make a significant difference to your family relationships and your success at work and we hope that this website helps you in achieving this.</p> <p>If you have any comments or suggestions, or you would like to add an event or list an item for sale on our noticeboard, please contact <a title="parents@imperial.ac.uk" href="mailto:parents@imperial.ac.uk">parents@imperial.ac.uk</a>.</p> <h2><strong>Working Families</strong></h2> <p>In 2016 the College became a member of  <a href="https://www.workingfamilies.org.uk/">Working Families</a> which is the UK’s leading work-life balance organisation.  The charity helps working parents, carers and their employers to find a better balance between responsibilities at home and work.   The College has now won several Working Families awards in recognition of its support to working parents:-</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.workingfamilies.org.uk/news/top-employers-for-working-families-special-awards/">Best for all Stages of Fatherhood</a> in 2017</li> <li><a title="Working Families Top Employers Benchmark" href="https://www.workingfamilies.org.uk/employers/benchmark/the-top-30-employers-in-2018/">Working Families Top Employers Benchmark</a> in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2023.  The benchmark measures the full range of flexible working and work-life balance practices used by members and how these are integrated into the organisation’s values, policies and culture. </li> <li>The College took part in the benchmark in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 with over 120 organisations taking part, and was placed in the Top 30 all times winning awards for its family friendly initiatives.</li> <li>We are pleased to announce that in 2020 and 2023, the College was placed in the <a title="Top 10 Employers for Working Families link opens in a new window" href="https://workingfamilies.org.uk/employers/benchmark/the-top-30-employers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Top 10 Employers for Working Families</a>.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Equality & Human Rights Commission</strong></h2> <p>The College is a member of the <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/pregnancy-and-maternity-workplace/working-forward">Equality & Human Rights Commission</a> whose ‘Working Forward’ initiative is a nationwide campaign, backed by some of the UK’s leading businesses and industry bodies, to make workplaces the best they can be for pregnant women and new parents.  As a member, the College has access to resource, materials and toolkits to make experiences better for pregnant women and new parents.</p> </div> <div class="highlight"> </div> <div class="row thumb carousel"> <div class="col lg-12 media-item thumb carousel"> <div class="heading"><h2 class="title fake-h3 not-sr-only">College employer awards</h2></div> <div class="col lg-12 sm-12"> <div class="carousel-wrap" data-aria="College employer awards"> <div class="items">   <div class="item"> <a href="https://workingfamilies.org.uk/employers/benchmark/the-top-30-employers/" target="_blank" class="outer"> <img srcset="https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/194x167/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/top10-employer-2020-lrg_1599726746454_x4.jpg 1x, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/388x334/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/top10-employer-2020-lrg_1599726746454_x4.jpg 2x, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/776x668/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/top10-employer-2020-lrg_1599726746454_x4.jpg 3x" alt="Working Families" src="https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/194x167/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/top10-employer-2020-lrg_1599726746454_x4.jpg"> <div class="inner"> <h3 class="fake-h4">Top 10 employer 2020</h3> <p>Top 10 employer for working families</p> </div> </a> </div>   <div class="item"> <a href="https://www.workingfamilies.org.uk/publications/working-families-benchmark-2019/" target="_blank" class="outer"> <img srcset="https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/194x167/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/Top30-Employer-2019-2500-v2--tojpeg_1579095213748_x4-1.jpg 1x, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/388x334/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/Top30-Employer-2019-2500-v2--tojpeg_1579095213748_x4-1.jpg 2x, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/776x668/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/Top30-Employer-2019-2500-v2--tojpeg_1579095213748_x4-1.jpg 3x" alt="2019 working families" src="https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/194x167/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/Top30-Employer-2019-2500-v2--tojpeg_1579095213748_x4-1.jpg"> <div class="inner"> <h3 class="fake-h4">Top 30 employer 2019</h3> <p>Top 30 employer for working families</p> </div> </a> </div>   <div class="item"> <a href="https://www.workingfamilies.org.uk/" target="_blank" class="outer"> <img srcset="https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/194x167/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/Top30-Employer-2018-2500-v2--tojpeg_1579095013376_x4-1.jpg 1x, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/388x334/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/Top30-Employer-2018-2500-v2--tojpeg_1579095013376_x4-1.jpg 2x, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/776x668/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/Top30-Employer-2018-2500-v2--tojpeg_1579095013376_x4-1.jpg 3x" alt="2018 working families" src="https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/194x167/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/Top30-Employer-2018-2500-v2--tojpeg_1579095013376_x4-1.jpg"> <div class="inner"> <h3 class="fake-h4">Top 30 employer 2018</h3> <p>Top working employer for working families</p> </div> </a> </div>   <div class="item"> <a href="https://www.workingfamilies.org.uk/" target="_blank" class="outer"> <img srcset="https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/194x167/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/WF_Top-30-Employer_2017-PG--tojpeg_1509012966527_x4-1.jpg 1x, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/388x334/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/WF_Top-30-Employer_2017-PG--tojpeg_1509012966527_x4-1.jpg 2x, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/776x668/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/WF_Top-30-Employer_2017-PG--tojpeg_1509012966527_x4-1.jpg 3x" alt="Top 30 employers logo" src="https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/194x167/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/WF_Top-30-Employer_2017-PG--tojpeg_1509012966527_x4-1.jpg"> <div class="inner"> <h3 class="fake-h4">Top 30 employer 2017</h3> <p>Top 30 employer for working families</p> </div> </a> </div>   <div class="item"> <div class="outer"> <img srcset="https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/194x167/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/Capture-PNG--tojpeg_1562082952040_x4.jpg 1x, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/388x334/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/Capture-PNG--tojpeg_1562082952040_x4.jpg 2x, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/776x668/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/Capture-PNG--tojpeg_1562082952040_x4.jpg 3x" alt="Disability Confident leader logo" src="https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/194x167/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/Capture-PNG--tojpeg_1562082952040_x4.jpg"> <div class="inner"> <h3 class="fake-h4">Disability Confident leader</h3> <p>Imperial is a Disability Confident leader</p> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="item"> <a href="https://www.workingfamilies.org.uk/" target="_blank" class="outer"> <img srcset="https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/194x167/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/WF_Top-30-Employer_2016_PR-CMYK250--tojpeg_1500297369804_x4-1.jpg 1x, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/388x334/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/WF_Top-30-Employer_2016_PR-CMYK250--tojpeg_1500297369804_x4-1.jpg 2x, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/776x668/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/WF_Top-30-Employer_2016_PR-CMYK250--tojpeg_1500297369804_x4-1.jpg 3x" alt="Top 30 employers logo" src="https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/194x167/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/WF_Top-30-Employer_2016_PR-CMYK250--tojpeg_1500297369804_x4-1.jpg"> <div class="inner"> <h3 class="fake-h4">Top 30 employer 2016</h3> <p>Top 30 employer for working families</p> </div> </a> </div>   <div class="item"> <a href="https://www.vitae.ac.uk/policy/hr-excellence-in-research" target="_blank" class="outer"> <img srcset="https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/194x167/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/HR_01--tojpeg_1500296724360_x4.jpg 1x, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/388x334/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/HR_01--tojpeg_1500296724360_x4.jpg 2x, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/776x668/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/HR_01--tojpeg_1500296724360_x4.jpg 3x" alt="HR Excellence in Research Award logo" src="https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/194x167/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/HR_01--tojpeg_1500296724360_x4.jpg"> <div class="inner"> <h3 class="fake-h4">HR Excellence in Research Award</h3> <p>HR Excellence in Research Award</p> </div> </a> </div>   <div class="item"> <a href="https://www.workingfamilies.org.uk/employers/case-studies/case-studies-fathers/imperial-college-london-winner-2017-the-cityparents-best-for-all-stages-of-fatherhood-award/" target="_blank" class="outer"> <img srcset="https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/194x167/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/TEFWF_Winner_20172000--tojpeg_1500295678193_x4-1.jpg 1x, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/388x334/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/TEFWF_Winner_20172000--tojpeg_1500295678193_x4-1.jpg 2x, https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/776x668/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/TEFWF_Winner_20172000--tojpeg_1500295678193_x4-1.jpg 3x" alt="" src="https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/194x167/prod01/channel_3/media/migration/staff/TEFWF_Winner_20172000--tojpeg_1500295678193_x4-1.jpg"> <div class="inner"> <h3 class="fake-h4">Special Awards Winner 2017</h3> <p>Winner 2017, The Cityparents Best for all stages of Fatherhood Award</p> </div> </a> </div>   <div class="item"> <a href="http://www.stonewall.org.uk/get-involved/workplace/diversity-champions-members" target="_blank" class="outer"> <img 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