Project manager Jane Williams asks why the Government seems to be ignoring childcare and holiday cover for older children. There's an awful lot of coverage in the media at the moment about mothers of babies and pre-school children and their childcare needs. More...
Holiday childcare, what holiday childcare?
Jane Williams' article on the lack of holiday childcare for school-aged children has struck a chord with many readers. Here one, Julie Mitchell-Mehta, replies.
Research finds a link between parental anxiety and children's ill health. Plus other news
TUC research shows pay discrimination due to a "motherhood penalty". Plus other news.
Small and medium sized businesses need to invest more in IT training to move to the next stage of flexible working, a report finds. Plus other news
A study finds a third of women managers downgrade their career after having children. Plus other news.
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.
UK managers are doing 40 days extra a year in unpaid overtime, says a survey. Plus other news.
A woman who claimed constructive dismissal after her managers denied her flexible working wins the first round of her case at the European Court of Justice. Plus other news.
The average annual cost of nurseries for children under two is now around £8,000 a year in England, a report finds.