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Supporting your Workplace to be Certified

The certification recognises organisations committed to creating a family inclusive workplace. The National Work + Family standards have been developed in partnership with UNICEF Australia and endorsed by our industry and community partners.

The consistent benchmarks support and encourage FFW policies, practices and cultures and provide a clear approach towards recognition. The annual review process allows organisations to share updates and achievements.

You can start your certification process at any time online.

Family Friendly Workplaces consultants are assigned to guide you through the certification process, making it a fully supported experience. During your certification process, you will be invited to attend selected roundtable events featuring family friendly workplace expert speakers and certified organisations.

To embed a family friendly workplace culture, employers need to review and evaluate their approach to 

  • Organisation policies and practices supporting family, career and wellbeing needs of employees
  • HR measuring the utilisation and effectiveness of family, career and wellbeing policies and practices
  • Managers supporting the intent of policies and practices and by implementing them effectively 
  • Employees being provided with the tools and empowerment to combine their work and family life commitments
There are three simple steps to achieving Family Friendly Workplace certification:

1

Complete
Survey

We work with you to ensure you have the key Family Friendly policies and practices in place as benchmarked against the National Work + Family standards and criteria. This involves completing an online survey to evaluate your current positioning, as well as the opportunity to complete an employee survey or focus group to receive in-depth data on your people’s experience.

2

Receive
Report

We produce a report for you to review with a specialist Family Friendly Workplace assessor on the effectiveness of current policies and practices based on the benchmark performance. A report will be provided with a key set of recommendations along with a toolkit and next steps plan.

3

Action
Plan

Your organisation will determine the areas it would like to focus on through an endorsed work & family action plan so you can be certified as a family-inclusive employer.

We provide you with a Family Friendly Workplace Employer Pack including the certification. Lastly, we work with you to start promoting the great work your organisation is doing!

Certification Inclusions - a fully supported process

SURVEY

Support from a Family Friendly Workplaces Consultant

Family Friendly Workplace – Readiness Survey

Family Friendly Workplace – Certification Survey

Employee Insights Survey

REPORT & ACTION PLAN

Family Friendly Workplace Insights Report

Recommendations for your Family Friendly Action Plan

Final Action Plan endorsed by your Leadership Team

FAMILY INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE CERTIFICATION

Family Inclusive Workplace – Recognition Badge customised with your logo and endorsed by UNICEF Australia & Parents At Work

Family Inclusive Workplace – Recognition Certificate

PROMOTION & RECOGNITION

Inclusion of your organisation logo on Family Friendly Workplace website

Case study, podcast, article featuring on Family Friendly Workplace website

Social media campaigns to promote your organisation as Family Friendly

Communication content for your website, intranet, job ads, tender responses etc.

PROVIDER SOLUTIONS

Recommended service solutions to support your Action Plan inc.:

  • Policy Design
  • Parental Leave Transition
  • Return-ship Programs
  • Work + Family Hub
  • Work Life Wellbeing Virtual Workshops
  • Coaching and Leadership Programs
  • Manager Support and Training
  • Working Dads program
  • Child & Aged Care
  • Educational Podcast
  • Concierge
Consulting and specialised services are provided by Parents At Work.

TERMS & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Family Friendly Workplaces certification term is 2 years – non-transferable.
  • Certification fee is charged annually.
  • Your Action Plan will be reviewed and your certification renewed after 12 months.

Is your organisation ready?

COMPLETE THE READINESS CHECK
"This is an invaluable service if your organisation is working towards FFW Certification or building on your FFW action plan. It can support you to start to compare your policies and practices against endorsed national standards and other employers"
"You can review the effectiveness of existing parental leave, flexible work and other family friendly workplace policies and processes against best practice and minimum standards"
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