This Carers Week 2025, we’re reflecting on the often invisible reality facing millions of working people in the UK - those who balance paid employment with unpaid care for a loved one. The theme, #CaringAboutEquality, couldn’t be more timely or more urgent.
If you’re a business looking to explore the benefits of hiring part time employees, then this article is for you! We share a case study of what smart hiring looks like in a challenging economy: keeping experience in your business while saving money and staying flexible.
If you have ever felt lost or questioned who you are, then here are some of Becky Hogan’s tips for building your confidence and self-belief back up.
It won't have escaped your notice that today is International Women's Day. Perhaps, as you made breakfast this morning, the radio was full of declarations of solidarity and high hopes for progress. Perhaps your colleagues are full of renewed vigour and enthusiasm this week about the importance of gender equality in your organisation. Perhaps you took an extra moment today as you waved your daughters off to their swimming lessons to think about how their lives were going to unfold. Whether you're feeling fired up or concerned about the work still to be undertaken, International Women's Day is a time when we all pause, look back over our shoulders at the breakthroughs we've already made, and look forward at the path stretching out towards the horizon.
Wouldn’t it be nice to present a truly authentic C.V. to a prospective employer?
You know the reasons why you haven’t worked for a period and they make perfect sense, but it’s not really the done thing to shout about the times you haven’t worked. Being a seasoned HR professional, and having had multiple periods of elected time out of employment, I would assume that you haven’t chosen to twiddle your thumbs all day… But sadly many wouldn’t.
September - with it’s “back to school” mentality and the move from the highs of summer (though surely no one is going to miss that blisteringly hot weather!?) to the chillier, jumper wearing days of Autumn. However you feel about it, it’s all to often a period of change.
Our wonderfully wise friend, Lindsey at Start to Thrive, has written us a super article about how we tackle this tricky beast. Whether it’s starting a new job, looking to change roles or maybe shipping kids off to school for the first time and looking to step back into the workplace…
Last week, active job adverts hit the highest number of 2022 so far - 2.08 million jobs. There were 269,000 new jobs posted, the second highest figure recorded for 2022. The first was the week before at 309,000. (Data from REC)
Now, if you’re like many other companies and held off hiring during the summer holidays, getting the message out about your role and finding spot on candidates, is going to be like finding a matching pair for Every. Single. One. of your child’s socks - nigh on impossible. And frustratingly time consuming.
And so August is well and truly here and we’re over halfway through the summer holidays with its seemingly endless days of sunshine, ice cream, and madly scrambling to ensure holiday clubs are definitely booked for one’s offspring. There’s no question that the long summer holiday can be a stressful – and expensive - experience for parents.
CVs – often one of the simplest but also hardest parts of applying for a new job. We can make them too long, too wordy, too sparse, too complicated and there are endless tips out on the great world wide web that can make it as daunting a house renovation Pinterest board you’ve collated over the last 10 years.
We're one week into the Summer Holidays and our feeds are full of posts on the topic - from already exasperated parents to incredible examples of flexible working to help parents navigate the summer vacation.
We have years of experience stirring the 9 to 5 pot by encouraging businesses to embrace #flexibleworking - showing them the benefits including the wealth of talent they can attract by flexing their working patterns.
And so, with that in mind, we bring you nuggets of flexi summer holiday guidance to get you all through the summer holidays…
