The UK's childcare costs are the highest in the developed world, yet maternity pay has dipped over the last 12 years.
News that a senior TikTok boss has reportedly told London staff he doesn't think companies should offer paid maternity leave has been universally condemned as out of touch and even “dangerous.”
Everyone should be able to show up in life as their true authentic self both in their personal and professional life.
Iceland, Belgium, and now the UK. Four-day working week trials are becoming increasingly popular as we start to challenge the rigid five-day working week that we have embraced for decades. These...
On Mother’s Day it is important to not only celebrate all the hard work and care that mothers do, but also to draw attention to the many hurdles they still face in today’s society, and how they can be...
The average value of a pension fund for a single mother in the UK has dropped by 40% since the start of the pandemic.
Black and minority ethnic (BME) and disabled parents are spending a higher proportion of their income on childcare than white or non-disabled workers, making them more susceptible to the affects of...
There are 1.8 million single parents in the UK, the vast majority of whom (nine out of 10) are women. Almost all are in work or want to work, and pre-pandemic single-parent employment hit record...
One in eight (13%) British workers has had to opt for part-time hours to manage the cost of childcare.
Lockdown 2020 and my wife and I were delighted to find out we were expecting our first child.
Non-for-profit organisation the Work Foundation at Lancaster University has called on government to introduce mandatory flexible and hybrid working reporting.
Flexible work for parents can be a key factor in lifting children out of poverty, a report on poverty in Scotland by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has found.