Where a child’s survival is a major concern, an employer’s understanding is crucial.
When we talk about working parents, who comes to mind? For many, the assumption is a two-parent household juggling responsibilities.
Across the UK, working parents and carers are being called back to offices in greater numbers, seamlessly balancing professional demands with personal responsibilities.
How can organisations best support employees who are parents and carers? HR magazine editor Charissa King chaired a discussion on this topic at the Inclusive Workplace Conference. Georgia Lewis...
It’s high time we changed the narrative around employing parents.
Access to hybrid working seems to reflect social inequalities, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests.
Half (52%) of working mothers in the UK who have returned to work after having a baby are not satisfied with the support they received, a report published today (4 November) by women’s educational...
The mental health of young people affects their parents and caregivers at work. So how can HR ensure that it gives them best possible support?
Campaigners have strapped lifesized doll babies in slings to statues of men in central London, in a stunt aimed at lobbying the UK government to improve its parental leave offering.
Working mothers are disproportionately impacted by unpredictable hours, a study exclusive to HR magazine has found. The research findings were published as news broke about the government's plan to...
Three quarters (75%) of companies in the private sector provide enhanced maternity pay, compared with 97% of public sector companies, research by HR data and insights provider Brightmine revealed (4...
Working mums Emma Harvey and Amy Grilli founded the Five Hour Club to design a new working day for parents that allowed them to work five-hour days between school runs.
