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BREAKING NEWS: P&G win gold on the mumsnet family awards (which they sponsor)

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iloveberries · 03/11/2011 14:25

Anyone else a bit cynical about this and think that P&G have basically 'bought' the award. My best friend and husband used to work there (how i met him) and I can guarantee they are anything BUT family friendly to work for!!!

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Vickimumsnet · 04/11/2011 22:12

We did approach Greggs. They do amazing stuff with their charitable trust. Can't remember what the reason was they couldn't do it this year but we'll definitely try again next year.

And I am So taking the point about 'all shall have prizes'. :)

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Vickimumsnet · 05/11/2011 08:47

Morning! Wanted to pick up on the miscarriage question because it's really dear to my heart. One of the members of the programme talked to us about this very thing. They have policies for people having fertility treatment but miscarriage wasn't something any of the companies had a policy for or provided information to managers on how to support someone who had experienced on aside (dare I say it, from P&G). As we start to think about next year - and this thread is going to be such a massive help - we're already thinking about how we can start to push the boundaries and get companies to think about these sorts of things. Another area we really want to think about is disability. I have someone that works with me who has a son with a disability and she is very keen that we think about that and I'm sure Mumsnetters would want us to. We're also putting together a training plan for companies so we can go in and help train their managers to implement their policies - we'll be going through their results with them and highlighting where they are getting it wrong and helping them think about what they need to do to change. For me, training is really important.
We did ask Mumsnetters to nominate companies and we'll be doing that again. I hope now we've got the debate going we'll get more and more discussion and we'll be able to talk to companies about that with them which will all help get them on board. I wish I could remember why Greggs didn't do it this year - I'll have to dig out the notes. DOn't think it was money, and CalatalieSisters is right the fee is about covering costs so was set as low as we could afford so it wasn't a barrier to joining.

I'm sorry I don't know about the products of the year - apart from knowing it wasn't administered exactly the same way because there wasn't an independent audit bit. I'd know if there was! I'll find out for you though.

Ooooh and one last thought. I take the point about was it too ambitious to include internal as well as external. We debated it Endlessly. Thing was, we didn't think we could possibly give anyone any sort of badge for family friendliness if we didn't look at how they treated their staff. People did ask us to - and we said no. Hope everyone has a lovely Saturday planned. I'm doing a research group today with Grandparents asking them how they feel about internet safety :)

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Vickimumsnet · 05/11/2011 08:48

Hi, the entrance fee covers everything the members receive for joining us in the programme including the element of advertising.

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HelenMumsnet · 05/11/2011 15:52

@josephinebonaparte

Can someone from MNHQ answer my question as to whether the products of the year are administered in the same way please?

Do you mean the Mumsnet Best awards, josephinebonaparte? If so, the answer is no.

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HelenMumsnet · 05/11/2011 17:20

@josephinebonaparte

Do the winners of the best awards have to pay to be in the running?

If you're talking about the Mumsnet Best Awards - are you? see my earlier post - then, no.

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HelenMumsnet · 05/11/2011 17:50

@josephinebonaparte

I asked previously whether the best awards were administered in the same way which wasn't the same question. This thread has taught me that unless I ask the specific direct question I might not get the full answer. So if I wanted to win a best award, I wouldn't have to do anything to be considered, just hope that mumsnetters will nominate me?

Josephinebonaparte, what do you mean by 'best awards'?

Do you mean the Mumsnet Best awards that are awarded for the products that get the best reviews on Mumsnet. As in here?

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HelenMumsnet · 05/11/2011 17:51

And if those are the awards you mean... no, they're not administered in the same way, and no, winners do not pay to be in the running.

Hope that answers your questions clearly enough. Smile

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HelenMumsnet · 07/11/2011 12:04

@josephinebonaparte

So if I want to win a mumsnet best award for my product, what would I need to do?

Apologies if you think we're avoiding answering your questions, josephinebonaparte. That is not - and would never be - our intention. We always try to be as transparent as possible about what we're doing. Anything that seems to be otherwise is usually down to us being inefficient/slow to anticipate rather deliberately attempting to conceal.

Anyway, if you're still interested in how to win a Mumsnet Best Award, you can find the answer here

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Vickimumsnet · 07/11/2011 20:05

Hi, Sorry I haven't been on for a while - I'm still here! The breastfeeding thing isn't a statutory requirement. You might be surprised (or not :) ) but most workplaces don't offer that. For us, statutory requirement is of course a bare minimum and what we're looking for in the audit process is who is offering what to make those statutory requirements accessible and more to the point who's doing more than they absolutely have to.

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