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The motherhood penalty: How childcare and paternity leave can reduce the gender pay gap

ArticleGender, Parents, Pregnancy and Maternity, Women

The motherhood penalty: How childcare and paternity leave can reduce the gender pay gap Studies have shown the ‘motherhood penalty’ makes up 80% of the gender pay gap. Men spend just of third of the time women do on unpaid work, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2022. Joeli Brearley, founder...

Two-thirds of working mothers say their career stalled after having children, research reveals

ArticleFlexible working, Pregnancy and Maternity, Women, Workplace

Two-thirds of working mothers say their career stalled after having children, research reveals Experts are ‘unsurprised’ by findings and call for firms to introduce more flexible work options for staff Two-thirds (67 per cent) of working mothers have said their career has ‘stalled’ after having children, according to research. In the annual motherhood survey from Workingmums.co.uk more...

More than half of employees with fertility problems not getting support at work, survey finds

ArticlePregnancy and Maternity, Wellbeing, Women, Workplace

More than half of employees with fertility problems not getting support at work, survey finds More than half (55 per cent) of employees struggling with fertility problems or going through fertility treatment are not getting the support they need from their employers, a survey has found. The study by Fertility Network UK, commissioned by Middlesex...

FEATURED: CIPD WORKPLACE SUPPORT FOR EMPLOYEES EXPERIENCING PREGNANCY OR BABY LOSS Survey Report

ReportEmployment, Pregnancy and Maternity, Wellbeing

How to improve miscarriage support in the workplace

ArticlePregnancy and Maternity, Women, Womens Health

How to improve miscarriage support in the workplace Charities are calling on employers to offer more workplace support to their employees who have been impacted by a miscarriage. In the UK, it is estimated that there are around 250,000 miscarriages every year, with one in four women experiencing at least one miscarriage in their lives,...

Barber sacked after falling pregnant while on maternity leave was victim of discrimination, tribunal rules

ArticleDiscrimination, Pregnancy and Maternity, Tribunal, Women, Womens Health

Barber sacked after falling pregnant while on maternity leave was victim of discrimination, tribunal rules Judge finds claimant’s redundancy was related to her pregnancy despite boss maintaining it was down to ‘business reasons’ A hairdresser who was sacked just four days after telling her employer she had fallen pregnant while on maternity leave was discriminated...

FEATURED: EMPLOYER FOCUS ON WORKING PARENTS – Parental leave and pay and childcare policies

ReportEmployment, Equality, Parents, Pregnancy and Maternity

Making Work Work During Fertility Treatment

ArticleFertility, Health, Pregnancy and Maternity, Womens Health

Making Work Work During Fertility Treatment Anyone who’s ever tried to conceive knows that there are countless highs and lows during the process. To say you might be a little stressed during this period is a bit of an understatement. While trying to conceive (TTC) can be an emotional rollercoaster on its own, the experience...

The changing attitude towards fertility benefits in the workplace

ArticleFertility, Health, Pregnancy and Maternity, Womens Health

The changing attitude towards fertility benefits in the workplace 2021 was the year the great resignation took hold, with over 4.4 million people across the UK quitting their jobs. By the end of November, the number of job vacancies had hit a twenty year high, with the equivalent of 1.5 job openings per unemployed person. While the outlook for...

How fertility became a workplace perk

ArticleFertility, Health, Pregnancy and Maternity, Womens Health, Workplace

How fertility became a workplace perk More companies are offering benefits that cover IVF, egg-freezing or surrogacy. Are these perks, which can be divisive, really the key to retaining staff? In 2019, Caitlin, a 35-year-old living in New York City, was looking for a new job. Her contract as a content specialist was coming to...

Quarter of fathers continue working when on paternity leave

ArticleEmployment, Equality, Parents, Pregnancy and Maternity

Quarter of fathers continue working when on paternity leave UK employers are severely lacking when it comes to paternity leave and support for working fathers. Research from parental rights group Pregnant Then Screwed showed 80% of fathers are offered just two weeks of paternity leave by their employer, with 28% unable to use all their...

What makes an employee hide a pregnancy from their employer?

ArticlePregnancy and Maternity, Women, Workplace

What makes an employee hide a pregnancy from their employer? Everyone should be able to show up in life as their true authentic self both in their personal and professional life. As a coach, I’m a huge advocate of allowing the whole human to come to work. What do I mean by that? Whether you...

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