697 - IRS Employment Trends - PRACTICE AND POLICY IN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS AND PEOPLE MANAGEMENT - New legislation and labour market pressures are leading many employers to look again at the provision they make for employees with parental or other caring responsibilities. As the business benefits of going "family-friendly" become more apparent, the demand for accurate benchmarking data from leading employers has also risen. To fill that gap, we devote the whole of this special issue to family-friendly employment policies and practices.