The Government is claiming success for the extension of free childcare to two year olds, but childcare experts urge caution over the figures. The Government says 195,355 two year olds are already benefitting from government-funded places. Two year olds in disadvantaged areas were already eligible for 15 hours free childcare, but in April this was […] The post Government claims success for childcare roll-out appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

Are you finding it hard to pay attention to anything? What about your kids? There has been a lot of focus on the impact of social media and games etc on children’s attention spans for some years, but what about their parents? The constant demand for instant replies to everything, the frequent addition of tasks […] The post Finding it hard to focus? You’re not alone appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

With Easter now done, here we suddenly are halfway through the school year. Whilst there are lots of school events to look forward to in this last big term and the improved weather means more social plans, it’s all turning out to be the cause of a severe case of mental overload. Son#1 is on […] The post Heavy is the burden of the mental load appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

Sarah Cunningham, Chief Information Officer at tech firm Arm and Site Head for their Cambridge campus. She is also a passionate and supportive mentor, empowering people to drive their ambition and a strong advocate of DE&I. She speaks to Workingmums.co.uk after winning this year’s everywoman in Technology Award for CIO/CTO of the Year. Workingmums.co.uk: What first […] The post Chief Information Officer of the Year appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

An official petition asking Government to exempt all early years settings in England from paying business rates and be zero rated for VAT has been launched by an early years provider. Debbie Moliterno, owner of Cheeky Monkeys Two Day Nursery in Bedford and co-owner of Cheeky Monkeys Day Nursery in Borehamwood, has launched the Parliamentary […] The post Petition launched to exempt nurseries from business rates appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

Based on what you say about the role being offered separately after you were made redundant and not as a suitable alternative to redundancy,  it would seem that your redundancy claim would be unaffected by any money earned in the new role. Further it sounds like the new role is ‘consultancy’ based which means you […] The post Does taking a consultant job after being made redundant affect my payment? appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

Nadia Nagamootoo is a chartered psychologist by training, but for over a decade she has been working as an inclusion consultant. A popular podcaster on all things diversity, equity and inclusion [DEI] – her podcast Why Care? has attracted leading global figures in DEI –  she was named HR’s Most Influential Thinker in 2023 as […] The post Moving beyond discomfort to inclusive leadership appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

Is it my imagination or are there more roadworks these days? I ask this as, in addition to the usual working parent logistics, roadwork logistics are now featuring ever more largely in my life. At the moment there are roadworks on the high street of the town we live near. That means huge tailbacks if […] The post Roadworks logistics appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

The majority of parents would avoid applying for a job where no pay is stated and nearly a quarter are put off applying if a pay range, rather than a specific salary, is stated, according to a workingmums.co.uk snap poll. The poll of over 500 mums found 74% said they would avoid applying for a […] The post Poll shows desire for greater pay transparency appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

Atom Bank is a digital-only bank and part of the upcoming challengers in the fintech sector. It makes sense therefore that it is at the forefront of new ways of working that offer more work life balance – the Holy Grail for parents. In 2021 the bank began a four-day week trial in September 2021 […] The post Atom Bank: making a success of the four-day week appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more