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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Childcare reports from the Department for Education show high staff turnover and funding... read more
A new Deloitte study shows 47% of women say their stress levels are higher than they were... read more
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
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 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
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
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
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
'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
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
A new report from the Fawcett Society looks at the difference in motherhood gaps for women from different ethnic minorities. read more
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
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
A new report from McKinsey highlights the importance of taking an intersectional approach to pay and career progression. read more
Timewise's Flexible Jobs Index shows almost no improvement in the number of job vacancies advertised as flexible. read more
'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
The Government is promoting the flexible working possibilities of teaching in further education. read more
Employment tribunals have ruled in favour of women in two recent cases involving hybrid working and the menopause. read more
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
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
Somerset woman wins pregnancy discrimination case
Storm Botha was moved into a lower paid role while she was expecting a baby. read more
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