Childcare needs on the rise for 3 in 4 UK workers
Employees expect employers to offer childcare support during COVID-19, with hundreds of thousands of children being sent home from school since they re-opened in September.
Tag: Childcare
MyTamarin: Can the ‘match.com for childcare’ shake up how parents find support?
MyTamarin is a London-based childcare startup that borrows the ingenious compatability-based approach used by dating apps to match parents to childminders.
How to support women returning from maternity leave in the workplace
By Staff writer
Returning to work after maternity leave is an emotionally draining transition for many women, so here’s how companies can make the process better.
Look Beyond London: Running a business in Bristol
For our Look Beyond London this month, we ve taken a trip to the south west to find out how entrepreneurs feel about running a business in Bristol, hearing about everything from nurseries to burgers.
Britain’s Fathers Want Improved Work-Life Balance To Be With Families
The UK’s working fathers are prepared to sideline their careers for improved work-life balance and family time, the 2017 Modern Families Index has revealed.
The mechanics of running a childcare business
Starting up a childcare business is very rewarding, but it will require a lot of personal commitment, long hours and financial investment. Are you ready
Autumn Statement 2015: A 500-word summary for entrepreneurs and SME business owners
If you don’t have the time or patience to trawl through the full Autumn Statement and Spending Review document, Real Business has summarised all of chancellor George Osborne’s salient points for your reading pleasure.
How an innovative approach to a traditional firm earned a company gold stars from customers
By Simon Brooke
Dropping your child off at nursery before you go to work can be a surprisingly traumatic experience for parents and children. For many mothers and fathers concerns about how their kids are being treated can be distracting, and it was this concern that one nursery tried to address.
Five “golden opportunities” for SMEs previously highlighted in the Queen’s Speech
By NatWest
In May 2015, David Cameron unveiled the first “conservative-only” Queen’s Speech in nearly two decades, with a radical agenda to reform taxation and welfare. With the Enterprise Bill set to allegedly help create two million more jobs over the next five years, we took a look at the implications for SMEs – and what opportunities lie ahead.
First Women Summit: What the next UK government should do to help support women
The evidence is clear: equality for women means progress for all. However, the UK is still lagging behind. There have been numerous discussions about the potential for men to help achieve gender equality, but a First Women Summit debate asked what policies the next UK government should be prioritising in order to support women in business.