Make 2012 a fulfilling year
As we stumble, bleary-eyed from the festive season into January, many people will be thinking long and hard about their career. If another 12 months doing the same old, same old is less appealing than...
View ArticleBe a superhero…
… or the next best thing at least. This article was inspired by a tweet I stumbled across where, to paraphrase the 140 character plea, someone had written that they wanted to become a professional...
View ArticleDifferent types of foster care
Long term or permanent – different types of foster care Carers who can offer long-term foster placements are urgently needed for children across 8 North East Councils – Darlington, Gateshead,...
View ArticleReducing work and home stress
Negotiating office politics is just one element of the return to work after maternity leave. Ensuring both partners are on the same page in terms of their expectations of how things will function with...
View ArticleHow much do you know about fostering?
To gain a little at a time can make a person whole eventually. Throughout the UK there is a national shortage of foster carers, and you can make a huge difference to a child’s life by fostering....
View ArticleElder care moves up the work agenda in 2014
It’s the new year and there’s been a lot in the news about how the elderly are coping through the winter. Many of them are reliant on their families looking after them and elder care is likely to be a...
View ArticleChanging expectations
Shared parental leave is coming in later next April and, although employers are preparing for it, most think it will have little impact, at least initially. The evidence from what has happened with...
View ArticleThe resistent worker
Are you resilient? Resilience is fast gaining currency in more progressive workplaces. As the impact of stress at work becomes more clear – the Health and Safety Executive estimates it costs the...
View Article2015: the year of shared parental leave and greater equality at work and home?
2015 sees the introduction of a new right for mums and dads to share the year of leave after their baby is born. It’s a major change, but many employers and employees are still unclear of how it will...
View ArticleIs there a solution to the summer holiday childcare challenge?
The election has seen the political parties vying for who can offer the best deal on childcare. But most of the policies have focused on early years childcare when many parents find the school years...
View ArticleHow can work best support families?
What do parents think makes for a family friendly employer? It’s an important consideration given that most employees will at some point start a family. Workingmums.co.uk’s recent annual survey showed...
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