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23%

Of parents on leave don’t return to work - or they change employer (*National Statistics UK). Often not feeling seen, included, valuable..

77%

Consider parental leave benefits as they choose employer (*Deloitte).

1 year salary

Average cost to replace an employee (*Universum Global + The Society for HR Management).

A mind shifting tool transforming all work place cultures. Developed in Sweden - works everywhere.

The FamSmart platform – for professionals who become parents, their managers, and employers.
A shared space to stay in touch during parental leave and reap the benefits from growing and developing as a parent and a professional during this time and forward.

  • Stay in touch with your manager and other colleagues on leave, to feel included on the level you want.
  • Stay informed about company news in an easy way on your own terms.
  • Use simple and quick tools for self-reflection and personal growth.
  • Exchange experience and get boosted in parent groups online.
  • Stay in touch and meet the needs from your employed parents while they focus on their family outside the workplace – without disturbing them.
  • Boost the self-confidence of your employees on leave, making them feel seen and valuable. Follow their competence development from becoming a parent.
  • An easy tool saving time and money.

Vision

A future when no one needs to choose between family or work, anywhere in the world. When ALL available competence is valued and used in smarter ways.

A concrete initiative to increase social and economic sustainability in alignment with Agenda 2030.

We believe in, support and collaborate with:

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Employer

A tool for smoothly sending off your employees into parental leave, stay in contact and reboard when the leave is due.

Manager

A tool for smoothly sending off your employees into parental leave, stay in contact and reboard when the leave is due.

Employee

A great investment for your personal and professional development during and after your parental leave.

Workplace

Familysmart work life – connecting arenas for learning & development

The FamSmart platform is a part of the mission to make work life more family smart. Family smart employers not only make it easy for their employees to combine work and private life, they also make sure to highlight and reap the benefits from the learnings and development going on in their employees’ private lives. 

Not all competence develops during a course or in a classroom. Some of the most beneficial growth happens in our everyday lives, not least in the context of a family. 

Family smart employers acknowledge and build structures to highlight and use this knowledge expansion as a business lead, showing how transferable skills from home add value at work. 


A platform built from 12 + years of global experience

With over 12 years of global experience, we have refined our niche and expertise to create a unique platform for employed parents, their managers, and HR. It is a valuable and strategic tool tailored to meet both individual and organizational needs.
Our vision is that no one should have to choose between work and family, and that ALL available competence is used in a smarter way. It is a concrete approach to increase inclusion, gender equality, and social sustainability in alignment with Agenda 2030.

The FamSmart Platform:

  • Is an easy way to stay in touch during parental leave – on the employee’s terms.
  • Creates valuable time and space for self-reflection and growth.
  • Builds awareness of competencies grown during parental leave and forward as a working parent – a hidden resource to leadership and self-leadership skills.
  • Puts the employee on parental leave in the driver’s seat for his/her professional development.
  • Is an inclusive and engaging tool for maintaining employee engagement and satisfaction, increasing the chances of talent retention.
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

A benefit for employed parents. An easily accessible application for employees on parental leave to stay in touch with the closest manager on their own terms. A tool for self-reflection and personal growth before, during and after leave.

Helps managers and employees stay in touch on the employees’ terms. Easy way to meet individual needs and discover how family skills naturally grow at home, and can be of value at work later. Did you ever learn parenthood is the best leadership training you can get? We think so, too.

The platform is built with the intention of being on the employees’ terms, meaning THEY will get started and log on when the timing is right for them. The platform is introduced by managers before the leave, as a voluntary option and benefit. It gives managers and HR a channel to understand and meet needs during leave and share the most important company news, without the parent having to log into the intranet or e-mail during their time away.

As a new parent it is common to experience a rollercoaster of emotions. Professionals on parental leave often appreciate the pause from work, but some unfortunately feel left outside and excluded more than they wish. They wonder what might happen to their professional development while they are away. Some have fears and doubts about going back to work. We want to fix this, but with no pressure to perform during leave. 

You CAN have it all – both enjoy the pause and stay in touch a bit. On your terms, through the FamSmart app instead of having to access your e-mail or intranet. 

Our tool gives you the time and space to identify the learnings you will do as you naturally grow into your new role as a caregiver. Transferable skills that you will be able to bring to the table once you are back at work. 

The upside for the employer is strengthened inclusion, engagement and retention. Employees who feel seen and valued during their parental leave will more likely return and contribute instead of seeking better luck with another employer. Retaining talent can save you up to an annual salary (the average cost of replacement recruitment). 

Also, parental leave sends your employee on a learning journey free of charge. This kind of development should not be neglected. Instead, make sure you as the employer gain from your more mature, skilled and professional employee. 

To be family smart is a way to add proof points differentiating your employer value proposition (EVP) showing how you offer an inclusive, gender equal and sustainable workplace in practice, connecting to Agenda2030.

In brief: Higher retention. Inclusion. Upskilling. Personal development. Leadership support. Time saving. An informal and voluntary contact channel. A tool for engagement. We can go on forever.
Say it even quicker? We help you be a better employer and leader, retaining your talent.

Please contact us to get more information 

Transferable skills are the skills that can be used in several areas and in every job, no matter the title or the field. Some are hard skills, like coding or other technical skills, and some are soft skills like communication and relationship building.

Let us have a look on a few of these competencies. Think about each of them and reflect on how you have recently faced any of them yourself. Next step: how do you think you will find them useful back at work? Do they connect to the leadership and self leadership you wish to have yourself and among your managers and employees? And your organization, your customers and owners – could they  benefit from these competencies (or others developed in the private space)?

  • Prioritization and delegation
  • Situational leadership
  • Organizational skills and effectiveness
  • Empathy and compassion
  • Goal orientation and problem solving
  • Perspective in life
  • Thinking outside the box
  • Mindfulness
  • Communication and conflict resolution
  • Setting boundaries – for others and yourself
  • Patience and trust 
  • Social competence
  • Self-esteem

With the FamSmart platform you get the tools to reflect on and build your individual family smart competence profile with these skills developed at home. There are many other examples too.

The continuously growing Family Smart Competence Profile makes it clear and easy for the employee and manager to discuss before reboarding how family skills may add value at work as well, and how to make the best use of it in the current or a new role when going back to work.

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