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.
Whitepapers & Reports
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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Advertorial
Are you ready for the future of work?
Book your place now at the Future Of Work Summit 2019, part of London Tech Week. read more
Career Advice
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
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
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 leadership positions. read more
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Recruitment
‘Digital literacy key to future of work’
A Future of Work summit last week looked at how work and the skills needed for a job are changing. read more
Flexible Working Practices
‘Teachers assume heads will turn down flexi requests’
A new report looks at how to encourage schools to become more flexible. read more
Flexible Working Practices
Working and caring: a personal story
Coach Suzanne Bourne talks about her experiences as a working carer in the penultimate in her series of articles for Carers Week. read more
Flexible Working Practices
‘2m parents in low paid, insecure work’
A new survey calls for employers to boost wages and reduce job insecurity. read more
Flexible Working Practices
Report highlights family toll of overwork
A new survey by the CIPD shows a majority of workers say they are working longer hours than they would like. read more
Childcare
Support lacking for parents of children with disabilities
Beena Nadeem reports on the challenges facing parents of children with disabilities. read more
Further Reading
Gender Equality
Employers urged to publish narrative alongside gender pay figures
Employers are being encouraged to publish a narrative explaining their gender pay gap figures to put them in context. read more
Gender Equality
Boosting women’s economic empowerment
A focus group of mums last week addressed some of the issues holding back economic empowerment for women. read more
Recruitment
Unemployment falls to 3.9%, with large rises in female employment reported
Unemployment is down, with a rise in female employment partly responsible, says the ONS. read more
Diversity
Breaking through the class ceiling
A new book calls for employers to adopt an intersectional approach to tackling inequity in the workplace and monitoring class gaps as well as those... read more
Gender Equality
Report looks at growing impact of caring on work
A new report from the Office for National Statistics highlights the growing impact of caring responsibilities on workers in later life. read more
Flexible Working Practices
Counting the potential cost of caring
Employers and Government need to think urgently about the impact of our ageing population on work and the public sector. read more
Recruitment
How can employers improve the interview experience?
Jeanette Maister from Oleeo gives some advice for employers looking to improve the recruitment experience. read more
