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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