Employment Rights
Lockdown rights
Kate Palmer from HR experts Peninsula answered a range of lockdown-related employment... read more
Employment Rights
By law, all workers have a number of rights that have been carefully laid down to ensure that all individuals are treated fairly by their employers. The employment rights archive has a wealth of advice and support for working mums, ranging from bereavement leave to the living wage and much more.
Employment Rights
Maternity pay if I am on secondment and likely to change jobs
I am currently on a part-time secondment to job A & temporarily reduced my hours to... read more
Employment Rights
Is it legal to ban accrual of holiday during maternity leave if you are on an enhanced policy?
My company pays full pay for a whole year of maternity leave, but they state that due to... read more
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Coronavirus school closures: advice for employees and employers
Kate Palmer from HR experts Peninsula gives some advice on what employees can do if... read more
Employment Rights
What are my rights if my employer changes my shift pattern?
Karen Holden is founder of A City Law Firm. She gives advice on what you can do if your... read more
Childcare
Review of 2020 part three
The last part of workingmums.co.uk's review of 2020 covers the September to December... read more
Childcare
Review of 2020 part two
In the second part of the workingmums.co.uk's review of 2020 we trace the period after the... read more
Employment Rights
Secondment role at risk. What are my rights?
I am currently on a secondment. This was initially for eight months and was then extended... read more
Childcare
Review of 2020 part one
In the first part of our review of the year, we focus on the months from January to April,... read more
Employment Rights
Can my employer change my hours and sack me if I can’t do them?
I have worked for a company for over 13 years and for more than 11 of these years I have... read more
Employment Rights
Can my employer not renew my contract if I am on maternity leave?
I am about to start maternity leave with my first child. I am on a fixed term contract... read more
Employment Rights
Wales announces tougher measures to start on Christmas Day
Wales has announced a new lockdown to start at the end of Christmas Day. read more
Childcare
Coronavirus schools shutdown: what do employees and employers need to know?
HR expert Kate Palmer from Peninsula UK advises on what parents can do if their schools... read more
Employment Rights
Fears that e-presenteeism is driving down well being
Two new surveys highlight increases in work intensity since the lockdown, with... read more
Employment Rights
Might redundancy be the freedom you are looking for?
Employment lawyer and coach Lorna Valcin describes the emotional response many have to... read more
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Call for action on insecure work and its impact on pregnant women and new mums
Insecure work and its impact on pregnant women
A new report highlights how insecure work means many women are losing out on basic... read more
Employment Rights
Redundancy rights during Covid
Karen Holden from A City Law Firm has some advice on your rights around redundancy at this... read more
Employment Rights
Supporting staff with long Covid
David Price from Health Assured has some advice for employers on how to manage the... read more
Employment Rights
Hours reduced, no furlough and no communication for months
I received a letter from my employer a few months ago stating that, due to Covid, they had... read more
Employment Rights
Furlough extension: what we know now
Alan Price, CEO of BrightHR, outlines what the detailed guidance on the new furlough... read more
Employment Rights
How to deal with cyberbullying at work
It's Anti-Bullying Week this week and with more people working from home, the spotlight... read more
