Work Life Balance
Covid parents’ evening
Schools are having to experiment during lockdown, from lessons to parents' evenings, and... read more
Work Life Balance
Welcome to Workingmums Work Life Balance archive. Here you can find articles about the holy grail of work life balance, how to achieve it and what the challenges are. Plus you can read about other working parent’s daily lives with a range of blogs.
Employment Rights
Labour warns on remote work monitoring
Labour calls for urgent action on remote work surveillance. read more
Childcare
Does this lockdown feel worse than the last ones?
Why are many people finding homeschooling second time around much harder, even though... read more
Work Life Balance
Breaking the miscarriage taboo
Vicki Renz talks to workingmums.co.uk about the taboos still surrounding miscarriage and... 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... read more
Self Employment
Quarter of self-employed to delay paying tax
A quarter of self employed workers are expected to delay paying tax at the end of the... read 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
Gender Equality
In the middle of the Covid storm
Trying to get a clear picture of the longer term impact of Covid is difficult when things... read more
Work Life Balance
It’s ok to find it hard to cope
All the homeschooling and working and the pressure to do all of these excellently amid the... read more
Work Life Balance
‘Low-income parents significantly more likely to face job loss due to school closures’
Parents on lower incomes face the biggest impact from school closures, according to a new... read more
Work Life Balance
The rise of the big employer?
Jennifer Liston-Smith from Bright Horizons Work + Family Solutions asks whether the line... read more
Work Life Balance
Covid rights for pregnant women
The Government finally issued guidance on pregnant women and Covid in late December. What... read more
Work Life Balance
Will I lose Maternity Allowance if I set up a website on maternity leave?
I am self employed and have been running my own business for the last few years. I had my... read more
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Childcare organisations issue urgent safety call
Childcare organisations have issued an urgent call for greater protection for their... read more
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Army appoints first woman to lead division-level command
The British Army has appointed its first female head of a division-level command. read more
Work Life Balance
Germany’s top companies must have a woman on the board
Germany requires listed companies to have at least one woman on the board. read more
Work Life Balance
‘Employers should prepare properly for more remote working’
A remote working expert says employers need to prepare properly for a move to hybrid or... read more
Work Life Balance
Zurich offers 10 days paid parental leave to address school closures
Zurich is offering staff affected by school closures an extra 10 days paid leave. read more
Work Life Balance
Childcare and lockdown: deja vu, but with some differences
The national lockdown in England has brought back many of the problems experienced in... read more
Work Life Balance
Should furlough for childcare reasons be a right?
Should parents who can't work due to childcare issues as a result of school closures be... read more
Work Life Balance
On a fixed-term contract and pregnant. What are my rights?
I started my role in February on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover someone's... read more
