Flexible Working Practices
WM People launches white paper on hybrid working
WM People has published a new white paper on hybrid working based on a virtual roundtables with employers from a range of sectors. read more
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Childcare
A Queen's Speech notable for what it excludes
The Queen's Speech didn't have a whole lot for working families. There was nothing much on... read more
Gender Equality
Government continues to reject calls to publish Equality Impact Assessments
The Government's response to a report on the gendered impact of Covid rejects many of the... read more
Coronavirus Pandemic
Advice for Parents
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Childcare
Coronavirus childcare information
Many people are confused about the latest advice on lockdowns and the implications for working parents. Here we give the latest coronavirus childcare... read more
Childcare
Who is a key worker?
Who are the key workers whose children will still be able to access schools during the coronavirus outbreak? read more
Work Life Balance
How do we get through the next months?
Whether it is finances, work-related issues, children's mental well being or your own, workingmums.co.uk has some advice on how to get through the... read more
Tax Credits & Benefits
Financial support during Covid
Covid-19 has brought financial hardship for many. So what help is available? read more
Flexible Working Practices
Study highlights role of good line management during Covid
A new study shows the importance of supporting line managers to deliver hybrid working. read more
Managing Staff
What can employers do to help working parents in lockdown?
How can employers help working parents who are forced to homeschool during the working day? read more
Diversity
workingmums.co.uk publishes white paper on the impact of Covid on women at work
workingmums.co.uk has published a white paper based on a recent virtual roundtable with leading employers focused on the impact of Covid-19 on women... read more
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Recruitment
Jobs up, but applicant shortages highlighted
The number of jobs advertised continues to rise, but employers are worried about filling vacancies due to a lack of overseas staff. read more
Employment Rights
Can I be forced to return to the office?
Restrictions are relaxing, but Rustom Tata from DMH Stallard says employers don't have an absolute right to force people back to the office. read more
Gender Equality
Employers embrace the ‘big society’
More and more employers are embracing broader social issues, but does that let the state off the hook? read more
Gender Equality
Reset the gender pay gap timeline
Spktral and Fawcett Society are calling on employers to report their gender pay gaps early so they can start acting on reducing them. read more
Gender Equality
‘Hospitality can be an engine for levelling up’
Women in Hospitality, Travel and Leisure's Festival of Inclusion celebrated best practice in social inclusion this week. read more
Childcare
Covid childcare challenges
In the second of our series on childcare in the Covid era, we talk to Sarah Presswood, nursery manager at George Perkins Day Nursery in Birmingham. read more
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Further Reading
Employment Rights
Call for parenthood to be a protected characteristic under the Equality Act
Working Families has published a new report that calls for a range of measures to be taken to protect parents' employment rights. read more
Work Life Balance
Work Life Week 2020
Events for Work Life Week focused on how greater flexibility can be normalised whether you work in an office or on the frontline. read more
Work Life Balance
Helping employees to manage their own well being
workingmums.co.uk talks to Bhavik Shah about how global management and technology consultancy Capco is prioritising mental well being during the Covid... read more
Career Advice
Showcasing your key achievements
CV Guru Emma Alkirwi gives some advice on how to highlight your key achievements and how being specific will make you stand out. read more
Work Life Balance
‘Pay parents who have to stay home because of school closures’
A Women and Equalities Committee meeting yesterday heard from expert witnesses about the potential and actual impact of Covid for working mums. read more
Childcare
Longer half term for Northern Ireland schools
Schools in Northern Ireland will shut for two weeks from next week as part of a circuit breaker approach to bringing down Covid-19 infection rates. read more
Work Life Balance
UK adopts light touch on gender pay gaps
A new report compares 10 countries, including the UK, and their approach to tackling the gender pay gap and finds the UK, unlike other countries, does... read more
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