Childcare
Childcare reports highlight high staff turnover and funding problems
Childcare reports from the Department for Education show high staff turnover and funding... read more
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Mental Health
Burnout and mental health issues affecting women at work
A new Deloitte study shows 47% of women say their stress levels are higher than they were... read more
Childcare
Childcare
Childcare providers concerned about funding rates
Childcare providers say the rates Government will provide local authorities for childcare are too low with rises less than half the increase in the... read more
Childcare
Report warns childcare plans may increase ‘childcare desert’ gap
A new report outlines the growing division between the most deprived areas of England compared to the least deprived when it comes to access to... read more
Childcare
Childcare experts ‘extremely concerned’ about funding rates for three and four year olds
Childcare experts have expressed extreme concern about the level of funding rises for three and four year olds amid rising staffing and other costs. read more
Childcare
Analysis shows potential funding shortfall for parents for ‘free childcare’
Analysis by the Lib Dems shows the postcode lottery in terms of funding shortfalls for 'free' childcare for three and four year olds. read more
Gender Equality
Gender Equality
Survey highlights bias and discrimination about young women
A new survey by the Young Women's Trust finds 15% of HR managers think men are more suited to senior jobs than women. read more
Gender Equality
‘Flexible working needs to be the default in higher paid jobs’
A Fawcett Society report for Equal Pay Day calls for default flexibility in high-paid jobs if the gender pay gap is to close more quickly and says... read more
Childcare
‘Motherhood penalty’ has pushed a tenth of working mums to leave a job
'Motherhood penalty' has pushed a tenth of working mums to leave a job
New polling shows that 11% of working mothers with children aged four and under have left a job due to the challenges of balancing work and childcare.... read more
Gender Equality
New report highlights the role of ESG in achieving gender equality
A new All-Party Parliamentary Group report on gender equality seeks to bring approaches to gender equality in the corporate world together with those... read more
Diversity
Diversity
Motherhood penalty worse for women from different ethnic minorities
A new report from the Fawcett Society looks at the difference in motherhood gaps for women from different ethnic minorities. read more
Diversity
STEM returner scheme opens for parents and carers
STEM returner scheme opens for parents and carers
A free programme aims to help people in the Midlands and the North of England who want to get back into their careers after a break.... read more
Diversity
Diversity levels in venture capital firms deemed ‘unacceptable’
A Treasury Select Committee report has called for urgent action to address the lack of diversity in venture capital firms and the businesses they... read more
Diversity
Race in the UK workplace: why an intersectional approach is vital
A new report from McKinsey highlights the importance of taking an intersectional approach to pay and career progression. read more
Flexible Working
Flexible Working
Job adverts failing to advertise flexible options
Timewise's Flexible Jobs Index shows almost no improvement in the number of job vacancies advertised as flexible. read more
Childcare
‘Motherhood penalty’ has pushed a tenth of working mums to leave a job
'Motherhood penalty' has pushed a tenth of working mums to leave a job
New polling shows that 11% of working mothers with children aged four and under have left a job due to the challenges of balancing work and childcare.... read more
Flexible Working
Survey shows appetite for flexible working
The Government is promoting the flexible working possibilities of teaching in further education. read more
Flexible Working
Employment tribunals rule in favour of hybrid worker and menopausal woman
Employment tribunals have ruled in favour of women in two recent cases involving hybrid working and the menopause. read more
Employment Rights
Employment Rights
Report catalogues sexism and sexual assault in the NHS
A new report by Surviving in Scrubs catalogues 150 cases of sexism, sexual harassment and assault within the NHS, mostly by senior doctors. read more
Employment Rights
New rules aim to simplify annual leave calculations
The Government has published new rules on holiday pay and leave calculations for people on irregular or part-year contracts, including term-time... read more
Employment Rights
Somerset woman wins pregnancy discrimination case
Somerset woman wins pregnancy discrimination case
Storm Botha was moved into a lower paid role while she was expecting a baby. read more
Employment Rights
Petition calls for career breaks for parents of sick kids
A petition calling for career breaks for parents of sick children has nearly reached the 100,000 signatures required to trigger a debate in... read more
