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you won't find anywhere else
Works Well connects UK employers with skilled parents seeking flexible, school-hours-compatible work. Tap into a loyal, high-quality talent pool and build a workplace your team will be proud of.
71%
of employees say flexible working is important when considering a new job
CIPD, 2023
13%
productivity increase when employees work from home, in a landmark randomised control trial
Bloom et al., Stanford / QJE, 2015
£30k+
total cost to replace a single employee, including lost productivity during onboarding
Oxford Economics / Unum, 2014
31%
of UK job adverts now mention flexible working, up from just 11% in 2019
Timewise Flexible Jobs Index, 2023
The business case is overwhelming
Decades of research, from Stanford to the CIPD, shows that flexible hiring doesn't compromise performance. It improves it. Here's why forward-thinking employers choose to hire from Works Well.
Exceptional talent, often over-qualified
Parents returning to or remaining in work frequently bring years of senior-level experience to roles below their previous grade. You gain skills, maturity, and dedication that are hard to recruit at any price.
Higher retention, lower churn costs
Flexible roles are scarce. Candidates who find one stay loyal. CIPD research consistently shows that flexible workers report higher job satisfaction and significantly lower intention to quit than their office-bound peers.
Proven time management under pressure
Running a household and a career simultaneously is relentless project management. Parents are expert prioritisers who deliver results efficiently. The school gate doesn't wait.
Greater team diversity and empathy
McKinsey's 'Diversity Wins' report (2020) found companies in the top quartile for gender diversity are 25% more likely to achieve above-average profitability. Parent-friendly hiring is one of the most direct routes to a more balanced team.
“Employees given the option to work flexibly showed a 13% performance increase, quit rates halved, and job satisfaction rose significantly.”Bloom, Liang, Roberts & Ying — 'Does Working from Home Work?' (Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2015)
Bloom's landmark randomised control trial at CTrip remains one of the most rigorous studies of remote working ever conducted. The CIPD's own annual UK workforce surveys have consistently found similar positive associations between flexibility and employee performance and satisfaction.
Good for your people. Good for your brand.
Parent-friendly hiring isn't just the right thing to do. It maps directly onto the regulatory and reporting frameworks your organisation already cares about.
Aligned with the Flexible Working Act 2023
The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 gave all UK employees the right to request flexible working from their first day. Proactively offering flexibility positions you as a leading employer well ahead of regulatory pressure.
Social Value Act compliance
The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 requires public sector organisations to consider social value in procurement. Demonstrable investment in inclusive, parent-friendly employment directly supports your social value reporting.
UN SDG 5 & 8: Gender Equality and Decent Work
Flexible hiring is one of the most evidence-backed levers for closing the gender pay gap. The ONS has consistently shown that the gap widens sharply once women have children. Flexible roles at all levels actively counter this trend.
ESG reporting and investor expectations
Institutional investors increasingly scrutinise the 'S' in ESG. Demonstrable workforce inclusion initiatives, including parent-friendly hiring, strengthen your ESG narrative and meet growing due-diligence requirements.
Timewise Flexible Jobs Index (2023) found that while 31% of UK job adverts now mention flexible working, up from just 11% in 2019. Demand from candidates still far outstrips supply. Employers who advertise flexibility openly attract a significantly larger, more motivated candidate pool than those who don't, and benefit from lower attrition once those candidates are hired.
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