Working Families
Advice: Money, Housing & Work · Charity · National service
Working Families runs a free legal advice helpline for working parents and carers on employment rights, leave and flexible working.
Working Families is the UK's national charity for working parents and carers. Its free legal advice helpline (0300 012 0312) holds the Advice Quality Standard mark and is staffed by solicitors and advisers covering maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave, flexible working, discrimination, problems at work and in-work benefits. Note: the charity announced in 2026 it will close after 47 years; check current helpline opening hours on their website before referring.
Contact
Phone: 0300 012 0312
Website: https://workingfamilies.org.uk/
Email: advice@workingfamilies.org.uk
Address: c/o Buzzacott LLP, 130 Wood Street, London, EC2V 6DL
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 11am-2pm (helpline)
Who it's for
Who they help: Parents, carers and pregnant employees.
Eligibility: Working parents and carers in the UK with employment-rights questions.
Not suitable for: Working parents and carers in the UK only. The charity announced its closure in 2026 confirm the helpline is still operating before referring.
Information last verified June 2026. Printed from https://www.socialprescriber.co.uk/charities/working-families