Returning to Work
Returner white paper highlights best practice for employers
A new workingmums.co.uk white paper looks at the ways employers can reach out to returners... read more
Flexible Working Practices
The flexible working practices section discusses flexible working as a strategic tool organisations can use to improve performance and productivity. It outlines the different types of smart and flexible working, including part-time and compressed hours, as well as agile working.
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Flexible Working Practices
workingmums.co.uk launches 2019 Best Practice Report
For International Women's Day, workingmums.co.uk is publishing its 2019 Best Practice... read more
Gender Equality
How to get more women into senior leadership positions
Getting more women into leadership positions
A new white paper from workingmums.co.uk looks at how to get more women into senior... read more
Flexible Working Practices
Gig working in professional firms
More and more employers are looking at freelancer pools to cover busy periods and a fast-changing workplace. read more
Flexible Working Practices
What you need to understand about the flexible working process
The flexible working process - Tips For Employers
Anna Ives explains the flexible working process for employers when employees make a flexible working request. read more
Flexible Working Practices
Call for up to two weeks of paid carers leave
Centrica and Carers UK call for up to two weeks' of paid carers leave. read more
Flexible Working Practices
Is a seven-day flexible work week the future?
Could moving to a seven-day flexi week make businesses more productive? Lucie Mitchell reports. read more
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Get inspired at the Women In Business Expo
Women in Business Expo is a unique event is aimed at women looking for inspiration, business service and guidance. read more
Top Employer Awards
The Awards recognise employers both big and small who have embraced the business benefits of flexible working and have been proactive in seeking to... read more
Dads
White paper on working dads published
A new white paper on dads in the workplace aims to explore challenges and highlight best practice as men become more vocal about work life balance... read more
Returning to Work
Returner white paper highlights best practice for employers
A new workingmums.co.uk white paper looks at the ways employers can reach out to returners to plug skills shortages and increase diversity of thought... read more
Flexible Working Practices
workingmums.co.uk launches 2019 Best Practice Report
For International Women's Day, workingmums.co.uk is publishing its 2019 Best Practice Report which provides details of what award-winning employers... read more
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Flexible Working Practices
A flexible family
Ian and Jane Spencer both work for WH Smith and have been able to work flexibly while raising their family. read more
Flexible Working
New NHS ‘head of flexible working’ appointment welcomed
Campaigners welcome the appointment of a new 'head of flexible working' in the NHS. read more
Flexible Working Practices
How to create flexible teams
Greater flexible working is what people want and what businesses need. Employers just need a bit of extra support, a recognition that this is not... read more
Gender Equality
Labour launches manifesto with an emphasis on workers’ rights
Labour has launched its election manifesto with pledges on flexible working, free childcare and employment rights. read more
Flexible Working Practices
Survey highlights regional differences on flex working
Regional differences on flexible working
Analysis of workingmums.co.uk's annual survey shows significant differences between parents' experiences of flexible working in different parts of the... read more
Gender Equality
Free childcare and flex working feature in Lib Dems manifesto
The Lib Dems have launched their manifesto with pledges on free childcare, a right to day one flexible working and a right for zero hours workers to... read more
Further Reading
Gender Equality
Do parents still treat boys differently to girls?
How much does what we expect of children - and adults - affect what they actually do when it comes to sharing care equally? read more
Managing Staff
What’s the point of meetings?
A new book from Sweden looks at the rise and rise of meetings and argues that meetings have an undeserved bad reputation and have many different... read more
Managing Staff
How to tell if you are being bullied
Anti-Bullying Week is drawing to an end. Here we highlight the warning signs that tell you that you are being bullied at work. read more
Gender Equality
What can employers do to address equal pay concerns?
Kate Palmer from employment law experts Peninsula outlines some of the issues for employers around pay transparency after the Fawcett Society's call... read more
Gender Equality
‘Women should have right to know men’s pay’
Women should have the right to know men's pay if they suspect discrimination, says Fawcett Society on Equal Pay Day. read more
Managing Staff
Ethics guide highlights importance of job design
A new ethics guide highlights the importance of job [re]design to ensure roles offer variety and do not become overpressurised. read more
Flexible Working Practices
Is economic uncertainty to blame for the fall in part-time workers?
The latest jobs figures open up all sorts of questions about how employers are dealing with the current economic uncertainty and who is being hit... read more
