Financial advice for pregnant women and with children

How working mums are managing the work & home juggle

In January mumandworking.co.uk, the website for parents seeking family-friendly, flexible working opportunities, advice and information launched its biggest survey to date. Supported by Claire Young, Apprentice Finalist, Entrepreneur, Youth Enterprise Champion (and new mum!), mumandworking set out to try and find out what the biggest challenges are for mums who work, how working mums are…

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Increase in Parental Leave entitlement from 13 to 18 weeks

The idea of a legal right for employees to take 18 weeks parental leave is probably quite an alarming one for most employers.  We look below at what this right really means and why it may not be such a worry for employers in practice… What has changed? From Friday 8 March 2013, parents will…

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Is it time to return to work?

Make no mistake, the transition from mummy at home back to working woman is not an easy one.  The last time you were in the work place you didn’t have a little person to think about, no challenging nights of no sleep and certainly no thoughts of child care…  Now though your situation is different…

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Childcare vouchers – raise the cap!

Returning to work after having a baby can be a daunting time.  Not only do you have to deal with separation anxiety (yours and the baby’s!), cope with a return to your old place of work or adjust to a new one alongside your new role as mummy, you also have to arrange childcare and…

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How the Wondercube was born

We met up with Helen, the inventor of the wonderful Wondercube to find out how she invented and launched The Wondercube. Ever since my early twenties I’ve always wanted to run my own business. I don’t know whether it was the idea of independence, the excitement that anything’s possible or not wanting to be answerable…

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Work from home – your only option?

It seems ridiculous, but going back to work is a luxury that some of us simply can’t afford.  Whilst having a baby can present enormous financial challenges, not only in expenditure, but also in the loss of one income, a return to work should be the answer but with increasing costs of childcare, is it…

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Financial advice for pregnant women and with children

A third of mothers are returning to work earlier than expected

A new survey revealed that one third of mothers are returning to work earlier than expected because of the current economic climate. Committed to supporting working mums Medela, the world leading breastpump provider, and babyworld.co.uk conducted the report to learn more about the current opinions on maternity leave and what provisions employers put in place…

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Tips on how to destress on Stress Down Friday

With more than half of the UK’s employees experiencing stress at some time and with 400,000 people off work each day with stress, cancer charity Maggie’s is inviting companies to take part in Stress Down Friday. On Friday, 9 November, following National Stress Awareness Day, we are asking companies throughout the UK to hold a…

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Women are redefining work and home life balance

Over the past 50 years the role that women have come to play in both work and home life balance has changed considerably. New OnePoll research has highlighted how modern women increasingly define success by their ability to balance both work and family commitments. Twice as many women aged 18-25 today are expected to balance…

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Leaving for work without a fuss

It’s 8.30am, the toast is burning, your child is screaming after doing a massive poo in pristine clothes… will you ever get out the door in time for your 9am meeting? We look at how parents can manage the morning rush without having a nervous breakdown.working Rush hour Many working parents hate weekday mornings. The…

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