FTSE 100 companies offering maternity-related work benefits

With a steady increase of women in leadership roles across various industries, it’s essential to look into the companies hiring these women to see the benefits being offered to promote a healthy work-life balance.

One of the most important benefits to female workers is maternity leave, with substantial time off desired by new mothers to get time with their newborns, without the added stress of work.

To explore this further, SmallBusinessPrices.co.uk have researched the top companies hiring women in leadership positions, ranking the companies offering the best perks such as compensation benefits and work-life balance. These benefits are essential to women desiring considerable maternity leave.

They did this by analysing publicly available data from The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index (FTSE 100 Index) and The Financial Times Stock Exchange 250 Index (FTSE 250 Index).

The top five companies in the FTSE 100 promoting a positive work-life balance are ranked below, with the percentage of women on the board at these companies also included:

1. B&M European Value (42.90%)

2. AstraZeneca PLC (38.50%)

3. Pearson PLC (44.40%)

4. ITV PLC (45.50%)

5. St James’ Place PLC (30%)

The top five companies in the FTSE 100 for compensation & benefits perks, with the percentage of women on the board also included were:

1. Antofagasta PLC (30%)

2. AstraZeneca PLC (38.50%)

3. St James’ Place PLC (30%)

4. GlaxoSmithKline PLC (38.50%)

5. B&M European Value (42.90%)