In 2011, after working in the fast-paced world of television for 12 years, Laura Mitchell decided it was time to press pause on her career and start a family. Hoping for more fulfilment when returning to work, Mitchell found the perfect balance working as a fitness instructor with Move it or Lose it. more»
Around 285,000 couples currently qualify for shared parental leave in the UK every year yet take up of the initiative’s benefits could be as low as two per cent. more»
Over 95,000 premature or poorly children are born each year in the UK, making it highly likely that all workplaces will employ a parent who is undergoing this situation. more»
Small businesses will be able to recover all of the statutory parental bereavement pay it distributes to staff, while larger employers will be able to recover almost all of it. more»
Some 53 per cent of employees believe new fathers don’t take the shared parental leave they’re entitled to due to fears about the financial impact. more»
In 2012, Hayward and Forbes appeared on Dragon’s Den, securing investment from Peter Jones and Deborah Meaden following a highly successful pitch which left all five Dragons craving equity in YUU. more»
Using a gym-style membership model but with all classes finished by the time of the school run, Busylizzy is a family members’ club that aims to transform the way parents attend classes with their children. more»
The majority of working parents feel their employers do enough to support them, according to new research from CV-Library. Despite this, over a fifth said they were asked in interviews whether they intended to have children, and felt this was often viewed as a negative when it came to prospective jobs. more»
