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
Academics advising Working Families have made five recommendations to address the barriers facing working parents, from boosting Universal Credit to... read more
Parents say savings from the 15 hours of 'free' childcare for two year olds are being diminished by fee rises, according to a Pregnant Then Screwed... read more
The Government has announced that parents can apply for 15 hours free childcare for nine months olds from 12th May, but providers remain 'unconvinced'... read more
The Budget included National Insurance cuts and the raising of child benefit thresholds for higher earners, but critics say there was little for... read more
A Treasury Committee report into sexism in the City calls for a ban on NDAs being used in sexual harassment cases, compulsory publication of salary... read more
New analysis in advance of the deadline for gender pay gap reporting shows many employers, typically medium-sized businesses, have not carried out... read more
TUC analysis shows the gender pay gap is highest for middle aged women, those in the financial services sector and for women in the South East. read more
A new survey by the Global Institute for Women's Leadership on attitudes to feminism and gender equality shows a growing divide between younger men... read more
A new UNESCO study shows how biased Large Language Learning models that lie behind AI like ChatGPT can be. read more
A new report from EY shows a worrying decrease in the appointment of female board directors at UK financial services firms over the last year, while a... read more
A new report from the Fawcett Society shows that women from different ethnic groups face a combination of gender and race-based discrimination when it... read more
A new report from the Fawcett Society looks at the difference in motherhood gaps for women from different ethnic minorities. read more
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Flexible Working held its inaugural meeting today to capitalise on the introduction of a day one right to request... read more
Office workers favour hybrid working, with only 3% saying they would be happy to return to the office full time, according to a Morgan McKinley... read more
A new umbrella study of working from home shows mixed results and recommends several ways to reduce homeworking. read more
A new All-Party Parliamentary Group was launched this week and will promote flexible and family friendly working. read more
Forty-eight organisations, including the TUC and Maternity Action, have signed a letter opposing the reintroduction of employment tribunal fees. read more
The Government has announced that it is consulting on re-introducing employment tribunal fees despite the Supreme Court throwing this out in 2017. read more
New regulations that are coming into effect in April include a day one right to request flexible working, unpaid carers leave and extended protection... read more
A new Act which emphasises employers' duty to take preventive action against sexual harassment at work has received Royal Assent. read more