Who can enter?
I’m a fantastic boss, how do I enter?
What is Working Families?
What help does Working Families provide?
What is work-life balance?
Why is work-life balance important?
What is Britain’s Best Boss?
I work for a small company, can I nominate my boss?
How can bosses help their employees find a healthy work-life balance?
How is Britain’s Best Boss chosen?
How can Working Families help me find a healthy work-life balance?
When will the winner be announced?
What if my boss shares their email with someone else?
I have two bosses who work as a job-share partnership. How do I nominate them both?

If you have a query which is not covered here please contact us.

• Who can enter?

  Any employee in the UK can nominate their boss.

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• I’m a fantastic boss, how do I enter?

  Sorry, but you’ll need to wait until one of your employees nominates you!

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• What is Working Families?

  Working Families is a national charity that promotes healthy work-life balance.

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• What help does Working Families provide?

  Working Families provides practical advice and support to help people balance their work, family and personal obligations. Our goal is to enable people to lead full healthy lives by providing strategies to achieve work-life balance. We support employees and employers with consultancy services, original research and publications on the importance of a healthy work-life balance.

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• What is work-life balance?

  A healthy work-life balance means employees have time to fulfil their personal and professional obligations without undue stress or hardship. We believe that companies can take simple, practical steps that can dramatically improve their employees’ quality of life. Our goal is to help employees and employers find strategies that help both the company and the employee.

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• Why is work-life balance important?

  We believe that work-life balance is important, not just for employees but for companies as well. Employees who are able to balance their responsibilities at work and at home are happier, healthier, and generally more productive.

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• What is Britain’s Best Boss?

  Britain’s Best Boss is a competition run by Working Families. The goal of the competition is to give great bosses the recognition they deserve.

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• I work for a small company, can I nominate my boss?

  It doesn’t matter how big or small your company is, if your boss helps you balance work and life, we want to hear from you!

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• How can bosses help their employees find a healthy work-life balance?

  There is no secret formula that works for every company and every employee. At Working Families, we help companies and employees find the strategy that works for them.

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• How is Britain’s Best Boss chosen?

  Each year we review nominations from all over the UK to find the best boss in Britain. We compile a shortlist of bosses who are then interviewed by our independent adjudicators. After the interviews, a list of finalists is selected, which is then presented to our panel of expert judges. The judges then pick the best of the best.

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• How can Working Families help me find a healthy work-life balance?

  Please visit the Working Families site for information and advice about striking the right work-life balance.

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• When will the winner be announced?

  Employee nominations close on 15th July 09. Bosses need to complete their entry form by 28th July 09. We will announce the winner on 26th November 09.

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• What if my boss shares their email with someone else?

  All nominated bosses must have a unique email address in order for us to ensure that we are communicating with the correct person. If this is a problem for you, please contact bestboss@workingfamilies.org.uk or call 020 7253 7243 and ask for the Best Boss team.

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• I have two bosses who work as a job-share partnership. How do I nominate them both?

  Fill in a form for each of them with a separate email address each. Let us know in your answer to question 3 in each case that you have also nominated the boss’s job share partner.

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