*S5M-11261 Ruth Maguire: Congratulating Scotland's Top Family-friendly Employers That — s best family- the Parliament congratulates all of the employers that were recognised as Scotland’ friendly employers at the 2018 Scottish Top Employers for Working Families Awards; understands that the awards are led by the Scottish Government-funded organisation, Family Friendly Working Scotland (FFWS), which works with employers, government, families and others to promote a flexible and family-friendly working culture; further understands that the awards are unique in being the only business awards that specifically recognise employers that have created a great flexible and family-friendly working culture; considers that flexible working practices lead to benefits for both employees, who can better balance their home and work life, and employers, who harness the benefits of higher staff retention, higher productivity and a wider pool of talent from which to recruit; notes that Barclays won the title of best large private employer, while the Glasgow-based tourism marketing agency, Senshi Digital, won the title of best small employer, and that Pursuit Marketing, also based in Glasgow, won best medium-sized employer; further notes that the Independent Living Fund Scotland was named best public sector employer, and that the best third sector employer was won jointly by Young Enterprise Scotland and the charity, Includem; commends all of the businesses in Cunninghame South and across Scotland that promote progressive flexible working practices, and wishes FFWS every success going forward as it continues to promote family-friendly working.