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Work and Pregnancy
What are my rights now that I am pregnant? Babyworld have put together some advice for pregnant women. Antenatal Care Pregnant women have the right to what is termed as ‘reasonable’ amounts of time off to attend antenatal appointments and to be paid for this time off. Your employer may ask for written confirmation that…
Your top ten maternity leave questions answered
We answer your most common questions about your rights and legal entitlements as a pregnant working woman. I am pregnant and need time off work for antenatal appointments. Will I be paid for the time I take off? Yes, you are entitled to be paid your normal salary for any time off you take to…
Meet the Mumpreneurs : Women like us
Karen Mattison, mother to Ben (10), Joe (7) and Noah (2) recently won the Yell.com Inspirational Business Mum of the Year’ Award for her recruitment agency Women Like Us. Here she talks about how she came up with the idea and why mums are a great asset in the workplace. Why I did it I came up with…
Posted in Work Postnatal
Tagged Business, co-founder, Emma Stewart, Employment, Human resource management, Karen Mattison, Management, Recruitment, Skill, Women Like Us
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Babyworld goes underground : the full results
290 TRAVELLERS on a busy London Underground line were asked: “If you saw a pregnant woman standing during a journey on the Underground, would you get up and give her your seat?” Overall results: No. of people Percentage Always 221 76% Sometimes 58 20% Never 11 4% TOTAL 290 100% Breakdown of results: Gender of…
Nannies paid up to £22,000!
25 January, 2001 Nannies paid up to £22,000! NANNIES working in the middle of London now earn around £22,000 as parents battle to keep well-qualified and experienced staff. Just four years ago, nannies in London earned an average of £15,330 but competition to keep the best nanny has led parents to pay an average of…
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Tagged Business, Childcare, Employment, Marvel Comics, mobile phones, Nanny
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UK charity, Gingerbread says lone fathers left struggling
9 October 2001 LONE FATHERS LEFT STRUGGLING Single fathers face discrimination at work, lack support services and are often left feeling abandoned by even their friends and families, a leading charity claims. The UK charity Gingerbread, an organisation dedicated to supporting lone parents, has published a new report based on a survey of single parenting…
Lone fathers left struggling
9 October 2001 Single fathers face discrimination at work, lack support services and are often left feeling abandoned by even their friends and families, a leading charity claims. The UK charity Gingerbread, an organisation dedicated to supporting lone parents, has published a new report based on a survey of single parenting dads. They say that…
Norwich Union housekeeping study: Hours worked by home helps
On average, what are British households paying their domestic help? Employee Average hourly rate Gardener £6.46 Handyman £6.46 Cleaner £4.85 Ironer £4.85 Nanny/Childcarers £3.64 On average, how many hours are these people working for each employer and how many hours a week do they work in total? Employee Average hours worked for each employer Average…
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Tagged Employment, Gardener, Handyman, Nanny, Norwich Union, week Gardener
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Dad’s fear new work rules mean ‘career death’
The Government admitted last night that fathers are too scared to capitalise on new flexible working rules because they fear they will be sidelined or passed over for promotion. The legislations, which came into effect last April, say parents with a child under six can ask employers for a change in working hours, day or…
Posted in Dad, News
Tagged Business, Employment, Employment compensation, Family, Father, Fatherhood Institute, Flextime, Industry Secretary, Leave, Parental leave, Patricia Hewitt
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Flexible working extension will reduce productivity
Productivity will suffer if flexible working rights for employees are extended, reveals a survey of businesses across the UK. The survey, conducted by Croner Consulting, one of the UK’s leading providers of business advice and support, asked if extending maternity leave by a further six months would affect British businesses’ productivity and 61 per cent…
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Tagged Business, Employment, Employment compensation, Employment law, Family, Family law, flexible working, Flextime, Leave, Maternity, Parental leave, Parenting, Paternity
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