As part of Working Families 30th anniversary celebrations and coinciding with the UK's National Family Week (25th ‑ 29th May 2009), a list of the 'best of the best employers over the past thirty years' was drawn up following judging by an eminent panel. The charity supports and gives a voice to working parents and carers, whilst also helping employers create workplaces that encourage work‑life balance.
Jaguar Land Rover was chosen because of its wide range of established policies to support working parents. These include flexible working hours; class‑leading maternity and adoption leave provision; nurseries at two of its sites; breastfeeding facilities; a childcare voucher system; career breaks; emergency care scheme for dependants; and Diversity and Inclusion Awards, an annual event to recognise the efforts of individuals and teams who have made an outstanding contribution towards the Company's goal of creating a diverse and inclusive environment.
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Suzanne Bailey, Jaguar Land Rover Employee Engagement and Diversity Manager said, "There is an increase in the numbers of women joining the workforce, continuing to work after maternity leave and men who wish to take an active role in family life and we recognise that to maintain our position as an employer of choice we need to ensure we have policies which reflect the changing world of work. Our industry‑leading policies have led to us being recognised by Working Families and named as a 'Top Employer for working families'."
Jaguar Land Rover work life policies are well recognised and are regularly benchmarked by other organisations seeking to introduce similar policies. In 2005 Jaguar Land Rover were winners of the Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Working Families' Employer of the Year awards. The award was based on the company's excellent understanding and communication of the business case for diversity in the challenging world of Automotive Engineering.
For more information contact:
Claire Tallis
Press Office
Jaguar Land Rover
01926 648063
ctallis@jaguarlandrover.com
www.media.landrover.com
or www.media.jaguar.com
To find out more about 'Top Employer for working families', visit: www.topemployersforworkingfamilies.org.uk
About Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover is a business built around two great British car brands that design, engineer and manufacture in the UK. Jaguar Cars Limited, founded in 1922, is one of the world's premier manufacturers of luxury saloons and sports cars. Since 1948 Land Rover has been manufacturing authentic 4x4s that define 'breadth of capability' in their segments. The Jaguar XF, XJ and XK models are manufactured at the company's Castle Bromwich plant in Birmingham, while the Jaguar X‑TYPE is produced alongside the Land Rover Freelander 2 at the Halewood plant in Liverpool. Land Rover's Defender, Discovery 3, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover models are all built at the Solihull plant. The Jaguar Land Rover business employs some 15,000 people, predominately in the UK, including some 3,500 engineers at two product development centres in Whitley, Coventry and Gaydon, Warwickshire. The business is a major wealth generator for the UK with 78 percent of Land Rovers exported to over 160 countries and 70 percent of Jaguars exported to over 60 countries, with sales to customers conducted principally through franchised dealers and importers.