When you need to work late or go on a business trip, securing extra child care can be tricky—which is why this assurance, tax and consulting services firm offers employees up to $1,500 annually to pay caregivers for additional hours. Anyone needing to track down temporary assistance can contact three firm services for help; if their kids aren’t feeling well, they can either hire a new caregiver or take up to five of their own sick days off to stay home with them. Flexible schedules are common, and the majority of employees received iPads in 2011 to support working outside the office. If they need to take an extended break, they can apply for a few months off per year, or go on leave for up to five years while remaining eligible for short-term work.

Managing Partner & CEO Joe Adams

National HR Leader Katie Lamkin

Women managers/execs 36%

Women hires in 2011 47%

Average weeks of fully paid maternity leave offered 5

Offers paid paternity leave? Yes

Offers paid adoption leave? Yes

Women in affinity groups in 2011 13%

Offers backup child care? No

Employees working flexibly 90%