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Credit crunch sees surge in home businesses
The current economic climate is spurring thousands of people to set up their own businesses, a report finds.
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Holiday childcare costs soar
Holiday childcare costs have risen by around 10.1% in England, says the Daycare Trust.
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Why the case for flexible working is not so hopeless
A report out today in the Economic Journal paints a bleak picture for women managers who want to work flexibly. But things are changing, argues WorkingMums' web editor Mandy Garner
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Budgeting guide launched for new parents
The Financial Services Authority is to provide new mothers with a guide to sorting out their budget and working out their benefit and tax credit entitlements.
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Childcare costs still rising
The average annual cost of nurseries for children under two is now around £8,000 a year in England, a report finds.
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Lib Dems back flexible working
New leader pledges to put families back in control of their everyday lives.
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Government does u-turn on pension reform
Campaigners are angry as the Government backtracks on plans to help stay-at-home mums afford full pensions.
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Childcare situation 'unchanged' for many parents
Working parents still struggle to find flexible, affordable childcare despite government efforts, says report.
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Family and work demands take toll on mothers
Working mums say the stresses of juggling home and work are damaging their health, a survey finds. Plus other news.
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Is working from home as productive as working in the office?
Whatever the arguments for or against, there is a clear economic, environmental and organisational imperative to get more people working from home, but only if that can be done successfully. (Ross Wigham, Personnel Today, August 6th 2007)
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Home is just the job for workers
A growing number of companies are adopting more flexible employment practices for their staff. (Matthew Goodman, The Sunday Times, June 17th 2007)
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Banks to encourage women to return
Investment banks, including JP Morgan, Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs, are ramping up efforts to bring back women who have taken a career break amid intensifying competition for talent in the world of high finance.
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Record numbers of fathers staying at home to look after children
Record numbers of fathers are staying at home to look after their young children, official figures showed.
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UK business embraces flexible working
UK employers deserve a pat on the back for embracing flexible working, according to a new report from the British Chambers of Commerce.
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Ruth Kelly announces support to create more quality part-time jobs for women
Ruth Kelly, Minister for Women, stepped up efforts to reduce the gender pay gap today by awarding nearly half a million pounds to a range of organisations to create more quality part time jobs at senior level.
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Mums blow the whistle on "pregnancy at work" knowledge gap
Just 4 in 10 mums think their bosses fully understand how to manage pregnant staff according to an online survey released today by Netmums and the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC).
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Baby, this just isn't working for me
Sidelined, overlooked, squeezed out... the mothers of young children are more discriminated against than any one else in the workplace, according to a new report. Read Madeleine Bunting's article on how British women are forced to choose between children and a career (The Guardian 01.03.07) ....
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Mothers face job discrimination
Women face ongoing discrimination in the workplace, a major review of inequality in the UK suggests.
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Better off all round: lone parents reveal lifestyle benefits of being in work
An online survey among more than 1,000 lone parents in the UK has shown that over three-quarters (77%) of respondents who have gone back to work say that working has made them feel more independent and 73% felt more confident.
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More than 100 employers sign up to exemplar employer equality scheme
More than 100 employers, including some of the UK's top companies, have signed up to an 'exemplar employer' scheme that aims to reduce the gender pay gap.
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CBI predicts "quiet revolution" in flexible working
The CBI has predicted a "quiet revolution" in working practices as it signed a pledge with the TUC to encourage flexible working across the UK.
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Women "missing" in top UK posts
Women are still largely absent in the top jobs at UK firms as well as in Parliament, the Equal Opportunities Commission has said.
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WorkingMums survey
Anxious about returning to work after maternity leave? A survey of over 600 of our readers found mums were worried about going back to work due to lack of confidence and difficulties in finding flexible work that matches their skills. Read more
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The Hidden Brain Drain
Britain's flexible and part-time working arrangements are failing to meet the needs of working women and men. Read more.
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