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Al Etihad
3 days ago
- Business
- Al Etihad
Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority reveals recipients of Parent-Friendly Label in its 3rd cycle
17 July 2025 11:08 ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority has revealed the recipients of the Parent-Friendly Label (PFL) in its 3rd cycle. The programme recognises the efforts of semi-government, private and third sector organisations across the UAE in promoting a workplace culture that supports family cohesion. His Highness Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and Fallen Heroes' Affairs and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority emphasised that the Parent-Friendly Label programme reflects the UAE's unwavering commitment to supporting and empowering families as a cornerstone for building a stable and thriving community. His Highness also noted that the PFL programme is guided by the vision of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, towards instilling an organisational culture that values the role of parents, providing them with a flexible and supportive work environment in order to nurture capable and confident His Highness stressed that the PFL programme activates partnerships with various sectors to enable work environments that support family cohesion and social wellbeing, in-line with the UAE's voluntary workplace programme awarded the label to 12 local and international organisations operating in the the 12 organisations that earned the PFL, HSBC, Ethara and TAQA Transmission earned the PFL+ classification for meeting or exceeding global standards in parent-friendly policies and nine organisations earned the PFL classification for exceeding local leading parent-friendly policies and practices. The nine organisations are ADNOC, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Miral, DP World, The Developing Child Centre, Procter & Gamble, Strategy& Middle East, Kraft Heinz, and 3 recorded a 28% increase in the number of employees benefiting from parent-friendly practices compared to the previous cycle. Ethara (previously Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management) and HSBC – who earned the Label in Cycle 1, continued to improve their policies and in Cycle 3 and earned the PFL+. This highlights the dynamic journey of continuous improvement to support the needs of parent employees and ultimately realise a far-reaching impact on workplace culture and community. In this cycle, the PFL programme has impacted the lives of 163,000 employees. Of these 105,000 working parents will now benefit from parent-friendly workplace culture and policies in the UAE, a 57% increase in comparison to the previous cycle. With that, the number of working parents with children aged 0-8 has also increased by 25% with 60,000 new benefiting parents. This cycle has also seen a 51% increase in the number of parents of children of determination, with the impact of parent-friendly practices now reaching to 2,250 new and improved parent-friendly practices now influencing earner organisations' practices across their international offices, the PFL programme's positive impact will go beyond the UAE workplace cultures to reach to more than 1 million employees across the world. Working parents across local and international offices of these organisations will now benefit from additional parental support and a work culture that understands their its launch in 2021 by the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority, the Parent-Friendly Label programme has championed a nationwide shift towards parent-friendly practices in the workplace by recognising organisations for their commitment to building a supportive work culture and 3 of the programme saw applications from 83 organisations, including world-leading multinational companies operating in the UAE. This reflects the increasing recognition of the benefits of creating parent-friendly workplaces. Notably, the third cycle has seen a significant increase in participation from the professional services and education applications were assessed across 19 criteria under five key categories: Parental Leave, Flexible Work, Family Care, Family Well-being, and Organisational Culture. An independent judging panel made up of senior officials from every emirate reviewed the applications anonymously to ensure the highest levels of impartial and transparent assessment.
Gulf Today
3 days ago
- Politics
- Gulf Today
President honours institutions awarded the ‘Parent-Friendly Label'
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has affirmed the UAE's steadfast commitment to supporting family stability and cohesion, describing the family as the foundation of a strong society. His Highness highlighted the family's central role in instilling essential values, and nurturing future generations rooted in their national identity and able to contribute to the UAE's ongoing development. Sheikh Mohamed's remarks came as he honoured institutions awarded the 'Parent-Friendly Label' by the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA) during the programme's third cycle. The ceremony also included a reception for members of the programme's judging panel and several ECA employees. During the event, held at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi, His Highness congratulated the winning institutions and underlined the importance of strengthening organisational awareness around the need to establish parent-friendly workplaces. He noted that such environments are a vital component of a positive institutional culture, helping to strike a balance between parenting responsibilities and professional obligations. This, he said, enables parents to fulfil their family roles while also pursuing their career goals. Sheikh Mohamed, who was also briefed on the programme's objectives and the outcomes of its current cycle, expressed his appreciation for the strong level of engagement shown by the participating institutions. The event was attended by Sheikh Ammar Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman; Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region; Sheikh Saif Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan; Sheikh Nahyan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation; Lt. General Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Adviser to the UAE President; Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Special Affairs; Sheikh Zayed Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Sultan Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, Adviser to the UAE President; Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence; and several ministers, senior officials, citizens and guests. WAM
Sharjah 24
4 days ago
- General
- Sharjah 24
UAE President honors institutions awarded ‘Parent-Friendly Label'
His Highness' remarks came as he honoured institutions awarded the 'Parent-Friendly Label' by the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA) during the programme's third cycle. The ceremony also included a reception for members of the programme's judging panel and several ECA employees. During the event, held at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi, His Highness congratulated the winning institutions and underlined the importance of strengthening organisational awareness around the need to establish parent-friendly workplaces. He noted that such environments are a vital component of a positive institutional culture, helping to strike a balance between parenting responsibilities and professional obligations. This, he said, enables parents to fulfil their family roles while also pursuing their career goals. His Highness, who was also briefed on the programme's objectives and the outcomes of its current cycle, expressed his appreciation for the strong level of engagement shown by the participating institutions.
Al Etihad
4 days ago
- Business
- Al Etihad
UAE President honours institutions awarded the ‘Parent-Friendly Label'
16 July 2025 00:18 ABU DHABI (WAM)President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has affirmed the UAE's steadfast commitment to supporting family stability and cohesion, describing the family as the foundation of a strong society. His Highness highlighted the family's central role in instilling essential values, and nurturing future generations rooted in their national identity and able to contribute to the UAE's ongoing Highness' remarks came as he honoured institutions awarded the 'Parent-Friendly Label' by the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA) during the programme's third cycle. The ceremony also included a reception for members of the programme's judging panel and several ECA the event, held at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi, His Highness congratulated the winning institutions and underlined the importance of strengthening organisational awareness around the need to establish parent-friendly workplaces. His Highness noted that such environments are a vital component of a positive institutional culture, helping to strike a balance between parenting responsibilities and professional obligations. This, he said, enables parents to fulfil their family roles while also pursuing their career Highness, who was also briefed on the programme's objectives and the outcomes of its current cycle, expressed his appreciation for the strong level of engagement shown by the participating institutions. The event was attended by H.H. Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman; H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region; H.H. Sheikh Saif bin Mohammed Al Nahyan; H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation; H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Adviser to the UAE President; H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Special Affairs; H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Sultan bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, Adviser to the UAE President; Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence; and several ministers, senior officials, citizens and guests. Year of Community Continue full coverage
