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Pregnant Then Screwed stands with the parents and carers of Hackney who are campaigning against the closure of two of their children's centres which will see over 200 families lose out on access to affordable childcare

Why are young people so unhappy? - workingmums.co.uk/why-are-young-…

What are your rights to parental leave and pay if you have more than one job? - workingdads.co.uk/paternity-pay-…

A meeting of the Women and Equalities Committee last week addressed ageism in the media and what is being done to counter it - workingwise.co.uk/the-role-of-th…

More and more people are doing self-employed work on the side of paid employment. What are some of the things you need to consider? - workingmums.co.uk/self-employed-…

Benefits recipients are once again the target of the Government as it seeks to tackle what it calls the 'sicknote culture' - workingmums.co.uk/benefits-crack…

The Prime Minister has announced a review of the fit note system, claiming it should be more based on keeping people in work when they are unwell - workingwise.co.uk/pm-announces-r…

Governments have repeatedly focused on changing who the health & disability 'gatekeepers' are in the benefits system & emphasising the need for them to focus on 'what people can do, not what they can't'

But without addressing more fundamental issues it is doomed to failure...🧵

This week’s HR news round-up covers everything from the latest unemployment and economic inactivity figures to concerns about discrimination against women in the music industry - wmpeople.co.uk/hr-news-round-…

The Government is claiming success for its childcare roll-out, despite ongoing challenges for the early years sector - workingmums.co.uk/government-cla…

Pensioner poverty - current and future - is much in the news and linked to economic inactivity. What are the long-term costs of not addressing it? - workingwise.co.uk/not-retiring-h…

Alex Molton feels weighed down by the mental load of family life as she considers whether we should just let the family sort themselves out - workingmums.co.uk/heavy-is-the-b…

Are our attention spans shortening and, if so, what are the implications for work? - workingmums.co.uk/finding-it-har…

What if work is the thing that's damaging your mental health?

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You can find out more about the #businessratespetition here: ndna.org.uk/businessratesp…

The Channel 4 programme How to be a man saw Danny Dyer question a range of people about modern-day masculinity. It was a mixed bag, but the conversation itself is important - workingdads.co.uk/how-to-be-a-ma…

Thousands of pensioners have received news from Hewlett Packard this month that their pensions will, yet again, not be rising despite the cost of living crisis - workingwise.co.uk/no-rise-for-he…

Sarah Cunningham, Chief Information Officer at tech firm Arm, speaks to workingmums.co.uk about her career after winning this year’s CIO/CTO of the Year award at the everywoman in Technology Awards - workingmums.co.uk/chief-informat… Arm