Despite the post-Covid move to more flexible working, many mums are struggling to get the flexibility they need, with 56% either considering or planning to go self employed to get more flexibility and some doing more than one job for the same reasons. 47% are looking to change sectors to get greater flexibility or to […] The post Survey highlights flexibility penalty for mums appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

For mums re-entering the job market after a career break, unpaid internships can pose a significant barrier. Many mothers face the challenge of re-establishing their careers, often after years spent focusing on childcare and family responsibilities. While an internship might seem like an ideal way to gain new skills or refresh existing ones, the financial […] The post Why banning unpaid internships is good for mums appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

Is the campaign for greater gender equality at work drifting a little and is now the time to refocus our minds?  According to analysis of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality – the listing of employers who are taking action on gender equality – the last year has seen a greater focus on […] The post Is gender equality slipping down the agenda? appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

More than 50% of the public support the UK government implementing restrictions on employers contacting staff outside of working hours, with only 17% opposed, according to a a survey by think tank Autonomy. The survey is part of a report by the think tank which seeks to flesh out how a new ‘right to switch […] The post Poll shows support for right to switch off appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

What do you want to do job-wise and how will it fit around family life? Having children is a whirlwind, stirring up all sorts of thoughts and emotions amid the total exhaustion. Often you can go around and around in your mind for years the whole issue of finding a way of working that works […] The post Navigating the career change storm appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

One full week of school completed. Yay! Items added to the ‘family’ calendar (which only I seem to check): 32. What? How is so much going on already? We’ve barely got started yet. But, with guitar lessons, football training, work meetings and Son#1 now undertaking Further Maths this year ‘just for fun’, there is suddenly […] The post And so the onslaught begins…. appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

Yesterday morning I got an email from my former university. Ping! It asked me to take part in a survey about AI and journalism. Despite the fact that it assumed I was working for the kind of regular newsroom I have not been in for years, I decided to take part. It was an interesting […] The post Why we need to get better at using AI at work appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

A new road map on how to attract more teachers through offering greater flexibility has been published by Teach First. The new report, Tomorrow’s Teachers: A roadmap to get Gen Z into the classroom, sets out a comprehensive roadmap of the transformations it says are needed to attract the next generation of teachers – including a […] The post Roadmap outlined for more flexible teaching appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

Alice Howis from East London was doing a creative course when she decided to do a bootcamp in data science. Despite having no background in IT, she took that first step into the data industry and, with support from course provider HyperionDev on CV and interview preparation, she secured a job as a junior data analyst […] The post Transferring to tech appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

Your entitlement to any statutory redundancy payment would be unaffected if you were to take up other employment on your non-working days. Any entitlement you may have to any additional company severance payments may be affected by you taking on alternative work and you should check the terms of your employer’s redundancy policy and your […] The post Redundancy and taking on new work appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more