A great infographic that shows you all you need to know when you are about to hire a nanny, but don't know where to begin. It was made by...
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Working as a self-employed writer – Kathryn Freeman
For the last few years I’ve been lucky enough to work from home as a self-employed writer. I juggle two writing jobs, working as a medical...
What To Include on Your CV – The Basics
John Willis and Christine Healey of Career Development Associates make some suggestions for what to include on your CV. Your CV is a very...
How To Write Your CV – Flexi Mum
If you are job searching and applying for jobs, having an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV) is essential. Even if the jobs you are applying for...
Why Work Needs to be Energising as well as Family-friendly: Nicola’s story
We always advise women returners to target roles that will be energising and motivating for them and not to solely focus on finding a job that...
Top Ten Tips for Working From Home – Flexi Mum
Working from home is a dream shared by many – the thought of that extra time in bed, no road rage, no waiting for the bus – it’s easy to see...
Returning to work after becoming a Mum
When we have children we are all faced with the choice of whether to go back to work afterwards or not and many of us make that decision based...
Ruth Briddon Publishes Diaries Supporting Women Who Have Suffered From Postnatal Depression
Devon author Ruth Briddon, based in Torquay, has published a fiction diary as a book to support women who have suffered from PND (Postnatal...
All Your Parents’ Rights in One Article
Parents have a myriad of rights to leave to care for their children. It can get very confusing, and won’t get any clearer when the rather...
Up to £2,000 Government help with childcare costs – Budget 2014
George Osborne has today announced a plan to help 2.9 million families with their childcare costs of up to £2,000 per child each year. The...
How to Network When You Work From Home
Many people don’t realise how isolating working from home can feel. Many spend days only interacting with those they live with and not getting...
Are You Worrying too much about Returning to Work?
Some people thinking about returning to work find they are consumed by worries. These often start with 'What if...?' What if .... I can't do...