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Complete the Working Mums Survey 2012
Another chance to be a part of the Working Mums 2012 survey. Are you already back to work after maternity leave, or planning on returning soon? How are you feeling about it and will it affect your feeding choices? In 2011 we found that 41% of mums went back to work sooner than planned, and…
Get ready for a new career with NCT and University of Worcester
If you’re looking for a rewarding job you can fit around your family, or are thinking about returning to study or work after having a baby, a change of career to become an NCT practitioner could be just what you need. NCT, the UK’s largest charity for parents, and the University of Worcester have joined…
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Tagged Birth, Doula, flexible working, NCT, Pregnancy, returning to work, work, working
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Working Mums survey 2012
Are any of you back at work, or planning on returning soon? How are you feeling about it and will it affect your feeding choices? In 2011 we found that 41% of mums went back to work sooner than planned, and 76% said there were no facilities available for them to express milk once they…
Discover a family friendly career in franchising
Looking for a new family friendly career that will work for you and your new family? With many professionals finding their career under increasing pressure due to the tough economic climate, maintaining a work-life balance and devoting sufficient time to family commitments can be tough Becoming self-employed is often the ideal solution, offering flexibility, so…
Posted in Money matters, Mumpreneurs, Work Postnatal
Tagged Family, franchise, work, working, working parents
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How to get PR for your business
Author of Pimp My Site, Paula Wynne, shares her top tips for getting free publicity for your business. Free publicity, either at a local or national level, is the perfect way to promote your business and drive traffic to your website. The media look for news stories not marketing messages from a company, so it…
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Tagged Business, businesswoman, returning to work, working, working parents
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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…
The Family Tax Credit
The Working Families’ Tax Credit and the Children’s Tax Credit was replaced by the Working Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit. We’ve deciphered the small print, so read on to find out how this change affects your benefits and entitlements. The Working Tax Credit is available to people who are in paid work, regardless of whether they are…
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Tagged benefits, Child tax credit, Family tax credit, Money, Tax credits, working, working parents, Working tax credit
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The myth of the working ‘SuperMum’ is destructive
The Myth of the Supermum causes depression in mothers, according to Top Psychotherapist Marni Eisenberg. She was responding to a new survey from the University of Washington which surveyed 1,600 women and found that depression was more common in stay-at-home mums, and also seen in working mums who expect to successfully juggle it all. “Every…
Posted in Post natal-pregnancy, Pregnancy Health, Work Postnatal
Tagged depression, life balance, Postnatal, stay at home, supermum, working
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Work rights and pregnancy
All pregnant women have certain legal rights at work, and employers also have certain obligations to ensure the health and safety of pregnant employees. The four key legal rights that pregnant employees have are: paid time off for antenatal care maternity leave of 52 weeks (26 weeks’ Ordinary Maternity Leave and 26 weeks’ Additional Maternity Leave) maternity pay…
Posted in Money matters, Work Pregnant
Tagged employee, Employment law, Maternity, Maternity Leave, Pregnancy, pregnant worker, rights, working
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