Career Advice
How to find a job in 2024
CV expert Emma Alkirwi kicked off workingmums.co.uk's Careers Week with a session answering questions about everything from how to set out your CV to... read more
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Are you searching for a job? Or already working but need some advice on childcare or employment rights? This section offers a wide variety of news, views, guides and stories about subjects including returning to work, flexible working, maternity & parental leave, childcare, career advice and employment rights.
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Countdown to Careers Week 2024
Careers Week 2024 starts on Monday and every day of the week there are webinars and videos with useful and practical information about how to get a... read more
Career Advice
Is AI a good or a bad thing for workers? It depends…
AI cannot just be left to the tech-y people. We need to understand it better and those involved in shaping it need to understand us, in all our... read more
Guides
Employment Rights
Do I have a right to enhanced maternity pay after years on fixed-term contracts?
I have worked on a series of continuous fixed-term contracts for four years as an employee. I am pregnant and have previously been told that I am... read more
Career Advice
How to answer the ‘strengths and weaknesses’ interview question
How do you answer that perennial interview question: tell me about your strengths and weaknesses? Workingmums.co.uk has some advice. read more
Flexible Working Practices
A comprehensive guide to flexible working hours
A guide to flexible working hours
Considering flexible working? Or have you received a flexible working request from an employee? Read our comprehensive guide to flexible working hours... read more
Career Advice
How to find a good Part Time Job
How do you find a good part-time job which uses your experience and skills - and pays accordingly - or negotiate a part-time position in your current... read more
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Childcare
Parent guilt source no.104: Screen time
Parents are having to put their kids in front of the screen because of a lack of wraparound care, says a new survey. It's yet another source of... read more
Childcare
Childcare inequality and the need for a joined-up vision
Inequality in access to childcare is just one of the problems facing early years. A joined-up vision for the future is needed. read more
Career Advice
Is AI a good or a bad thing for workers? It depends…
AI cannot just be left to the tech-y people. We need to understand it better and those involved in shaping it need to understand us, in all our... read more
Latest News
Flexible Working
Flexible work boosts productivity, says Business Secretary
Labour backs default flexible working as new research shows the long-term impact of insecure work. read more
Childcare
Nearly a third of people live in ‘childcare desert’
A new study finds that almost a third of people in England live in areas with poor access to childcare. read more
Mental Health
‘Wellbeing emergency for kids caused by cost of living crisis’
A new report from Buttle UK lays bare the impact of the cost of living crisis on children and their parents. read more
Gender Equality
Beneficial impact of women chairing remuneration committees
When a woman chairs a company's remuneration committee the company performs better on corporate governance, according to new research. read more
Employment Rights
Next loses equal pay case
An employment tribunal has ruled against Next in an equal pay case concerning salaries for shop workers vs warehouse workers. read more
Childcare
Some parents having to return to work early due to ‘free’ childcare extension
A new survey by Pregnant Then Screwed shows the unintended complications of the extension of 'free' childcare. read more