In line with National Families Week, Family Friendly Workplaces has announced their annual list of employers who are officially certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace.
The list includes employers such as a2 Milk, Accenture, AGL, Baker McKenzie, Bunnings, CBA, City of Sydney, Deloitte, Google, Grant Thornton LLP, ING, KPMG Australia, Macquarie Group, Minderoo Foundation, PwC, Transport for NSW and UNICEF Australia, among many others.
“This National Families Week, we’re not just recognising certified employers, we’re celebrating a shift in how Australia sees work and care. These organisations are proving that supporting families is fundamental to building resilient, high-performing workplaces,” said Emma Walsh, Founder of Family Friendly Workplaces and CEO of Parents at Work.
“By embedding flexibility, equitable parental leave take-up, and normalising care-giving support as part of workplace culture, they’re creating environments where all employees can thrive at work and at home.”
“Family Friendly Workplaces is more than a certification program, it’s a movement for change to bridge the work and family divide to improve equality, inclusion and wellbeing outcomes.”
More than 650 organisations have been recognised by the organisation since 2021 for benchmarking their workplace policies and practices in line with the Global Work + Family Standards.
The Family Friendly Workplaces certification initiative has also grown internationally, with employers in Australia and the UK now eligible to certify.
Family-friendly workplace policies are essential for closing the gender pay gap and increasing the representation of women in senior leadership.
The adoption and promotion of family-friendly provisions also play a key role in broader workplace inclusion, especially in traditional male-dominated industries such as mining, construction and agriculture, where women continue to be underrepresented.
Looking at the certified employer trends in Australia, it’s clear there’s been progress, with 97 per cent having introduced or enhanced a Domestic and Family Violence policy. Forty-eight per cent have removed parental leave labels of primary and secondary carers, and one in five employers have introduced grand-parental leave (mix of paid and unpaid).
Fourteen per cent of Certified Family Inclusive Workplaces now offer menstrual and/or menopause support, and 87 per cent ensure flexible work options are clearly explained during hiring, helping to set expectations and build trust from the start.
There’s been a trending shift from compliance to culture, as highlighted in the 2025 Australian insights, where more organisations aren’t simply embedding family-friendly policies just for ‘compliance’ reasons, but rather, in order to improve productivity and engagement.
With 145+ certified employers in Australia and counting, and hundreds more using the benchmarking tool, Family Friendly Workplaces says they’re seeing a cultural shift ripple across Australian workplaces.
“Being certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace reflects Minderoo’s commitment to supporting our people through every stage of life,” says Minderoo Foundation CEO John Hartman.
We understand that flexibility matters and that our team carries a range of responsibilities, both at work and at home. This certification is one way we’re backing our team to do their most impactful work – and look after what matters most.”
Nicole Breeze, Chief Advocate for Children at UNICEF Australia says they, as an organisation, have “seen how important quality connection time is for children and their parents and carers to thrive. It is encouraging to see Australian employers continuing to step in and commit to creating conditions to support their employees to balance responsibilities at work and home.”
“UNICEF Australia is committed to a family-friendly Australia, and the growing number of Family-friendly workplaces has an important role to play in fostering the wellbeing of working parents, carers, and their children.”