Employers are forcing mums out of work by refusing their requests for flexible working, according to a survey. The Workingmums.co.uk annual survey found that a fifth of the 2,300 mums it polled had been forced to leave their jobs because… Read More ›
Employers are failing to fully embrace a flexible working approach, according to a poll by Workingmums.co.uk Despite over half of the 400 employers questioned thinking flexible working improves retention and makes workers more efficient, only 36% actually have a flexible… Read More ›
Employers are missing out on top talent because of a lack of flexibility in the way jobs are structured, according to a think tank report. The IPPR said simply expanding part-time work will not be enough to solve the problem…. Read More ›
A small business has won the overall Working Mums Top Employer Award for the first time in the scheme’s five-year history. McMillan Williams Solicitors was last night praised by the judges for the support it offers working parents and the… Read More ›
Engineering firm Atkins last night beat stiff competition to be named the Working Mums Top Employer of 2013. The company also won the award for innovation in flexible working at the London ceremony. The judges said it had come a… Read More ›
A quarter of mums who have returned to work have experienced discrimination according to law firm Slater & Gordon. It said 51% of women felt their employer’s and colleagues’ attitude towards them changed when they became pregnant, with two thirds… Read More ›
Most women who return to work after having children are moving into part-time and flexible roles, research by a recruitment company has claimed. Based on a survey of 200 HR directors in the UK, recruiter Robert Half said 83% of… Read More ›
Companies need to do more to stem the maternal ‘brain drain’ on the UK economy, according to research by Santander. In a study of over 2,000 women, the bank found that two-thirds said their career progression was adversely affected by… Read More ›
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