Category: Career | Your Employee Wellbeing

What’s so great about flexible women?

Written on 24th November 2020. Posted in Blogs, Career, Gender equality, Work life balance, Working Mum.

What’s so great about flexible women? Of course, we aren’t talking about whether or not your staff can touch their toes or backflip across the office. The issue of flexible working has been at the forefront of work discussions for nine months now. Pushed there by the grim reality of COVID-19 we admit, but we’ll take that and we’re running with it! We’ve...

Dad’s experience of lockdown II

Written on 11th September 2020. Posted in Blogs, Career, Working Dad, Working Families, Working Parents.

Dad’s experience of lockdown – part II Following on from a Dad’s experience of lockdown, having given a basic overview, I’d like to talk briefly about some of the effects of lockdown, as I perceive them. The effect on Milly Lockdown was brilliant for Milly in some ways – she spent so much time with Grandma, who...

Five benefits of gender balance in the workplace

Written on 28th August 2020. Posted in Blogs, Career, Diversity and Inclusion, Gender equality, Working Mum.

The five benefits of more gender balance in the workplace A gender-balanced workforce and workplace are crucial for a business to reach its maximum potential. There are multiple advantages for companies who have a gender diverse workplace and an equal representation of women in the workplace. Increasing numbers of businesses are reaping the benefits...

Work, keep healthy & fit with kids at home

Written on 14th April 2020. Posted in Blogs, Career, Children, Family, Flexible Working, Parenting, Wellbeing, Work life balance, Work Life Integration, Working Dad, Working Families, Working from home, Working Mum, Working Parents.

How to work and keep healthy & fit with kids at home The struggle to stay on top of what we need to get done on any normal day for a working parent is real…. And then when you throw in new full-time responsibilities like stay-at-home-parent and educator, the struggle becomes overwhelming. Like everything about this uncertain and unfamiliar...

Remote working – the big sea change

Written on 9th April 2020. Posted in Blogs, Career, Flexible Working, Work life balance, Work Life Integration, Working Families, Working Parents.

Remote working – the big sea change I know you haven’t been living under a rock because in some way shape or form you have been affected by the corona outbreak virus. It may be something very personal to you in terms of the health of friends and family and/or suddenly having to work from home. The sudden shift from office work to full...

Parental Choice Payroll information on the Job Retention Scheme

Written on 24th March 2020. Posted in Blogs, Career, Legal services, Payroll, Working Parents.

Parental Choice Payroll information on the Job Retention Scheme Under the recent directive from the government, Monday 23rd March, people must stay at home except for shopping for necessities, daily exercise, any medical need and travelling to and from essential work. If your nanny still wishes to come to work, it is unclear whether the Government...

Coronavirus: what do to if schools close

Written on 13th March 2020. Posted in Blogs, Career, Childcare, Children, Family, Parenting, Working Dad, Working Families, Working Mum, Working Parents.

Coronavirus: What do to if schools close The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has officially been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation. There are many countries which have made the decision to close schools and colleges and cancel mass events. The UK government have resisted pressure to do the same, and the Prime Minister, Boris...

Flexible working for managers

Written on 11th March 2020. Posted in Blogs, Career, Flexible Working, Small Business, Work life balance, Working Families, Working Parents.

Flex work for managers How flexible are you as a manager? Honestly? If you work flexibly yourself, it is likely that you feel comfortable in supporting flexible working by others in your team; if you have never worked flexibly yourself, you may feel hesitant and prefer your team to continue to work as they always have done. Whatever your current...

The reasons behind the motherhood penalty

Written on 6th March 2020. Posted in Blogs, Career, Childcare, Family, Parenting, Work life balance, Working Dad, Working Families, Working Mum, Working Parents.

What are the reasons behind the motherhood penalty? As a mother, do you ever have a “sliding doors” moment and ask how might my life have been different? What if I had not chosen this path and done something different instead? What would I have earnt had I not had children? One judge recently awarded £400,000 in a settlement to a wife within a...

What International Women’s Day 2020 means to me

Written on 6th March 2020. Posted in Blogs, Career, Diversity and Inclusion, Parenting, Wellbeing, Work life balance, Working Mum.

What International Women’s Day means to me … International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. Across London and the world, events are being held to commemorate this day and to highlight...