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Family and Childcare Trust to be led by job share

A leading childcare charity has appointed a job share as its chief executives. The... read more

News review 2022: January-April

The first four months of the year saw the transition from Covid restrictions, rising... read more

A guide to nanny-shares for working parents

A guide to nanny-shares for working parents

For many families, daily routines may have changed for good as we emerge from two years of... read more

Covid-19 case study: Zurich Insurance

Zurich Insurance has just announced that it is offering all its 4,500 global employees the... read more

Childcare: what’s right for you?

Neither the decision to go back to work or not, nor the childcare choices you make should... read more

Single parents remain twice as likely to be out of the workforce

Single parents remain twice as likely to be out of the workforce

Single parents remain twice as likely to be out of the workforce or working fewer hours... read more

News review 2022: May-August

News review 2022: May-August

The UK was thrown into uncertainty over the summer, when Prime Minister Boris Johnson... read more

How do we get more men to share childcare?

A long time ago I interviewed Gideon Burrows about his wonderful book Men can do it! The... read more

Review of the year: part one

While 2019 was mainly taken up with Brexit, legislation-wise, there were still some... read more

‘Mums remain positive despite childcare pressures of Covid’

Nearly half of mothers feel their work performance was negatively impacted due to... read more

How a single mother founded an entrepreneurs’ network for lone parents

How a single mother founded an entrepreneurs' network

Seven years ago, Jules Hawkins came home to find bailiffs waiting on her doorstep. “I... read more

How to find flexible childcare

The battle between shift work and childcare may feel like an endless one. If either you or... read more

Election round-up – what do the manifestos say about working family issues?

Now that the main parties have published their manifestos we look at what they are saying... read more

My family’s fortnight: Calpol and conference calls

My family's fortnight: Calpol and conference calls

** This blog is part of a series called The Chaos Train, a record of daily life when you... read more

Review of 2020 part one

workingmums.co.uk's review of 2020 is in three parts. Today's part covers January to... read more

Getting more men into the equality debate

Gender equality is more than just a women's issue. With men making up as much as 70... read more

How to choose the right childcare for your family

Elyssa Campbell-Barr has just written a comprehensive handbook on one of the key... read more

‘Childcare, health and disability should be at centre of workforce plans’

Government efforts to boost Britain’s workforce should focus on supporting more mothers... read more

Return of the 1950’s housewife?

As the COVID-19 virus spreads across the world, many governments have shut down schools,... read more

‘Mums 47% more likely to have lost their jobs in lockdown’

Mums are significantly more likely than dads to have lost their jobs or quit as a result... read more

How are you facing the next stage of the Covid pandemic?

We've emerged from lockdown and some of us have gone back into local variations. Commuting... read more