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Women night shiftworkers 'at greater risk of diabetes'

Women night shiftworkers 'at greater risk of diabetes'

Women who work a rotating schedule that includes three or more night shifts per month, in addition to day and evening working hours in that month, may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes when compared with women who only worked days or evenings, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health.…

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Want to appear in a magazine?

Pregnancy and Birth and Mother & Baby magazine are looking for mums-to-be or new mums with babies under a year who are aged between 25 - 35.
It's for an article on how they prepared for a baby when they were pregnant psychologically or practically, for instance, did they grill their midwifes or mum friends or go to mother and baby groups and on any pregnancy rules they'd like to pass onto others on issues such as mourning your pre-baby body and what to eat.
If you would like to be interviewed for the magazine, email mandy.garner@workingmums.co.uk

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Managers have longest hours

Managers have longest hours

Managers and senior officials work the longest total hours of any major occupational group, but much of it is unpaid overtime, a new report by the Office for National Statistics on hours worked has shown. 

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Employers see benefits of offering childcare vouchers

Employers see benefits of offering childcare vouchers

Some 70% of employers offer childcare vouchers and 81% provide sick pay above the statutory entitlement, according to research published by Unum and Personnel Today.…

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Permanent vacancies fall

Permanent vacancies fall

Permanent staff placements decreased for the second month running in November, according to the REC and KPMG Report on Jobs.  

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