For Employers
Our aims for this strand within the Agile Nation project are to help you build your business through:
Support in utilising modern workforce practices, these could include...
- providing advice and guidance regarding flexible working and work life balance including our Open The Door Workshop
- helping you develop the knowledge and skills needed to provide Remote Working solutions
- promoting gender equality through supporting women's career advancement
- the reduction of the gender pay gap...
Support your female employees with access to training and resources to help them...
- achieve Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) qualifications
- create personal development plans
- build basic and key skills
- explore work life balance and flexible working
- learn more about equality and diversity
A mentoring and support programme offering confidence building, personal development and networking opportunities will underpin this...
Key areas of activity...
- provide information and guidance on flexible ways of working and their benefits
- assist organisations to map and assess current practices in areas such as: recruitment and retention, employment legislation compliance, equality and diversity
- to assist employers to develop bespoke action plans to implement or improve employment practice with particular reference to flexible working and work life balance for employees
- identify women who can benefit from the Agile Nation Ascent Programme for women
- support innovative approaches to flexible working through an interactive portal and participant gateway
- refer the organisation to further support as appropriate
These activities can be delivered in a number of ways:
- workshops and training courses
- one to one support from a development officer
- pilot programmes with employers
- provision of information and advice
- sharing of good practice
- monitoring and evaluation to assess progress for the employer
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