Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper (pictured) has accused the coalition Government of making it easier for employers to discriminate against working mothers during maternity leave.
For anyone interested in working parents there is no doubt this has been a big news week. Yesterday was dominated by the announcement of a new childcare voucher scheme that will allow households where...
It has been a long time coming but finally the much-heralded cut in child benefit is coming into effect.
The Labour party has said working families with children on £20,000 could lose £279 a year from next April, due to benefit and tax credit changes announced yesterday by chancellor George Osborne in...
The 'Sandwich generation' – those who have to cope with raising children and caring for ageing relatives – are struggling with the pressures of work because of a lack of support, says a report by...
It will make organisations deal with the reality that our roles as people and parents can't be left behind as soon as we enter the office door.
Employers could do much more to help working parents with their common worries, according to new research from benefits provider Edenred.
Parents, early years professionals and others with an interest in childcare are today being urged to come forward with their ideas to help improve the accessibility and affordability of childcare.
In a TV documentary, Addison Lee, the minicab and chauffeur business, has trialled a revolutionary babies in the office scheme, allowing employees who would otherwise be on maternity leave to bring...
Helicopter parents - those over-protective parents that hover over their children's every move through their education and into their career - were an unforeseen accompaniment when Generation Y...
Ahead of the expected announcement from the prime minister on the creation of a Childcare Commission, childcare and business organisations have called on the Government to provide greater childcare...
Over a third (38%) of parents have considered quitting their job because of childcare costs according to Daycare Trust and Mumsnet.
