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

Life is a strange thing. So much of it is about retreading things you’ve already done – emotions, events, relationships… Everything is recycled in some way. Sometimes this can be a good thing and other times not so good. On Friday, I took my partner to see Johnny Marr. It was his delayed Christmas present. […] The post A light that never goes out appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

The Government should grant universal access to the ‘free’ hours early years scheme, according to a new report from the Fawcett Society which calls for greater ambition to fix the ‘broken’ early years system. Currently the ‘free’ hours – covering three and four year olds for 30 hours a week during term time and recently […] The post Call for universal access to ‘free’ childcare hours appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more

A new study out this week finds that young adults who work shifts outside the usual 9-to-5 schedule are more likely to experience worse sleep and symptoms of depression in their 50s. The study, which analysed data from over 7,000 people in the US over three decades, reveals that volatile work hours can lead to […] The post The long-term impact of unstable shifts appeared first on workingmums.co.uk ..read more