Citi

For managers it has introduced half day workshops which cover both practical and legal advice. Most importantly they help managers better understand their unconscious biases and offer guidance on how to manage individuals in a more emotionally intelligent and responsive way. It has also put together a useful toolkit which helps to share all this best practice with colleagues outside the UK. For pregnant employees and women returners Citi has introduced three workshops, which it runs quarterly. The half day workshop for pregnant employees covers business planning for a structured transition with their Manager, the psychological and practical implications of becoming a mother, and information on relevant policies and benefits. The mid leave workshop has proven invaluable in helping women frame their return to work strategies. The post maternity workshop addresses how individuals can manage the balance of motherhood and returning to work. In addition to these helpful workshops Citi also provides one to one telephone coaching for women returners and executive coaching on the transition back to work for senior women. It has also increased the profile of its existing phased return to work, for women who want to return to work earlier than 52 weeks. Citi also developed a quarterly series of workshops for expectant dads with an emphasis on helping them to balance work and home commitments and encouraging them to take their paternity leave.