UNICEF Toolkit: Family-Friendly Workplaces

UNICEF Family-Friendly Workplaces Toolkit provides guidance to businesses regardless of size, sector or stage of their journey to implement family-friendly policies such as paid leave, flexible work arrangements, support to childcare, and breastfeeding support effectively. By creating workplaces and business practices that minimize risks to child development and support families and children to thrive, companies unlock their employees’ full potential while contributing to healthier societies and stronger economies.  

On March 6, 2025, the global webinar introducing UNICEF's new toolkit, 'Building Family-Friendly Workplaces: A Toolkit for Businesses,' was held. On this occasion, UNICEF Iran office hosted an event attended by the representatives from its private sector partners who joined the global webinar and shared their experiences in the field of family-friendly workplaces. You can access the recorded file of the webinar through this link:  Recording of the Launch Event 

The Toolkit outlines business benefits, a self-diagnostic assessment for determining a company’s maturity level in implementing family-friendly policies and step by step guidance tailored to four distinct workplace archetypes with unique needs, constraints, and priorities.  

Factories: Practical strategies for creating a supportive environment for factory workers, including flexible working hours and support to affordable and quality childcare. To read the full guideline, click here.

Farms: Customized solutions for agricultural settings, focusing on seasonal work patterns and the unique needs of farm workers and their families with a focus on paid leave and childcare support. To read the full guideline, click here.

Offices: Guidelines for office-based businesses to implement family-friendly practices such as remote working options and parental leave policies.  To read the full guideline, click here.

Service-Oriented Workplaces: Approaches for service industries to support their employees, including shift scheduling flexibility and support to breastfeeding.   To read the full guideline, click here. 

You may find the comprehensive Toolkit for Businesses here.

Family-friendly workplace policies will be updated. 

Please stay tuned!