Work Life Balance
Holiday dilemmas
For parents who have been struggling with working and homeschooling or childcare, a break... read more
Blogs
We have a number of working parents – mums and dads – writing blogs for us regularly. They write about anything from their opinions on flexible working to the challenges of managing family life. Find their regular posts here.
Childcare
The vicious childcare circle
We seem to be in a vicious childcare circle: many parents are still worried about putting... read more
Work Life Balance
All change for schools – and parents – in September
It's officially the summer holidays, but already the school uniforms are in the shops and... read more
Flexible Working
Hybrid working and how to make it work
Royal Bank of Scotland has joined the growing number of big employers who will continue... read more
Flexible Working
Is public transport safe if safety measures are not enforced?
So should we all head back to the office? Boris Johnson seems to be suggesting that is a... read more
Tax Credits & Benefits
Universal Credit in a time of crisis
A report out last week showed that despite some improvements in the proportion of... read more
Childcare
Back to the office?
Boris Johnson's suggestion that people return to the office last week once again shows... read more
Childcare
Exhaustion sets in
The summer holidays may present their own issues, but they can't come soon enough after... read more
Work Life Balance
The night shift
I read some research from France this week about women working through the night over the... read more
Work Life Balance
All change for schools
So it's all change in schools and they will be reopening in September with class or year... read more
Employment Rights
What will furlough mean?
For many furlough will have been a period of acute anxiety, waiting and hoping that it was... read more
Recruitment
No ‘New Deal’ for women?
The Government's "New Deal" announcement came after an All-Party Parliamentary Group on... read more
Flexible Working
Should homeworkers be paid less?
I got an email last week entitled Home workers should expect a pay cut. The first line... read more
Flexible Working
Will the switch to remote working last?
A lot has been made about the fact that work has changed rapidly during the pandemic.... read more
Childcare
Adapting to a stop go economy
Yesterday's announcement of pubs, restaurants and hairdressers reopening in England as the... read more
Work Life Balance
Bubble life
Time is a strange thing in lockdown. On the one hand, it seems to stand still. Groundhog... read more
Work Life Balance
Back to the school run
This week parents of year 10 and 12 students have seen their children return to school,... read more
Flexible Working
Talking about my generation
As a Generation X-er, I think I can say that as a generation we’ve had it comparatively... read more
Courses & Retraining
Helping young people face the oncoming economic crisis
As Lower Sixth classes go back this week, it's time for students - with the help of their... read more
Gender Equality
Where are the dads’ voices during Covid-19?
It's Father's Day on Sunday and dads have not been heard much during the pandemic. While... read more
Work Life Balance
The ongoing mental health problems of young people during lockdown
The long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic on children's mental health is one of the... read more
