mums

This year sees the first Business Mum Week, a week of activities and meet ups across the UK. This whole week is dedicated to women who balance business with family life on a daily basis to ensure a better future for their families. Business Mum Week will take place from […]

UK’s first ever Business Mum Week announced

Tuesday 22nd September, 2009 in Parenting tagged business / entrepreneur / mums by Andy Merrett

The economic recession has not dented women’s desire for flexible working, with almost all working mums rating flexible working as “very important” to them, according to the annual survey by WorkingMums the UK’s leading jobs site for working mums. Although significantly more women had been made redundant over the last […]

Survey: Flexible working still the number one priority for mums

Friday 18th September, 2009 in Parenting tagged employment / flexible-working / mums / Parenting by Andy Merrett

Some things don’t change, like the amount of time mums give themselves to relax and recharge. Nearly two years ago, a survey by casual game company PopCap Games found that mums had just 23 minutes of “me time” each day. A new survey reflects that, with over three-quarters of mums […]

Selfless mums get less than 30 minutes a day for ...

Saturday 28th March, 2009 in Health / Parenting tagged mums / pampering / relaxation / time by Andy Merrett

Thanks in part to continue stigma, and sometimes simply practical issues, it can be difficult at the best of times for a new mum to breastfeed in public. However, the problem is exacerbated among lower-income workers, according to US-based Corporate Voices for Working Families. It has therefore launched an initiative […]

New programme to help lower-income mums to breastfeed at work

Monday 9th February, 2009 in Babies / Health / Parenting tagged Babies / breastfeeding / employment / mums / programme / work by Andy Merrett

A recent survey by Sambucol suggests that the UK’s working mums are the least likely to take time off when they’re ill, probably because they have so many things to juggle, and so many other people relying on them. The poll of 3,000 people found that working mums are the […]

Britain’s working mums least likely to take time off work: ...

Tuesday 4th November, 2008 in Health / Parenting tagged cold / flu / illness / mums / sick leave / sickness / survey / working mums by Andy Merrett

Check out our Family Christmas Survival guide for articles and advice. Far from being an enjoyable prelude to a relaxing break, planning the family holiday is likely to leave mums feeling stressed and tempted not to go away at all, according to new research from Holiday-Rentals.co.uk. The survey of over […]

Family holidays most stressful events for mums

Friday 28th March, 2008 in Parenting tagged holiday / mums / stress by Andy Merrett

Check out our Family Christmas Survival guide for articles and advice. Yet more research which shows that British mums are struggling to achieve everything that they need to at work and home this Christmastime. 78% said they were feeling the strain. The Citrix-sponsored survey found that the biggest thing mums […]

Over three-quarters of mums struggling to balance work-life balance over ...

Wednesday 19th December, 2007 in Families / Parenting tagged employment / Families / flexible-working / mums / Parenting / uk / work / work-at-home by Andy Merrett

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