Work Life Balance
Supporting employees’ mental health when they work from home
We've had to adapt quickly to a new way of flexible working, especially with poor mental... read more
Employers
Employers can access all of our research, best practice reports and up-to-date news and features about flexible working and diversity issues in this archive – including gender pay gap information and advice, tips for managing flexible staff, how to recruit more women into your business and case studies of companies who are doing great things in this area.
Supporting Dads
The benefits of on-site childcare
Andy Daniels from Next talks about how having access to an on-site nursery has given him a... read more
Work Life Balance
How to support mental health during a pandemic
WM People has published a white paper on mental health during the Covid pandemic, sharing... read more
Supporting Dads
Top Employers Awards 2022 launched
WM People has launched its Top Employer Awards for 2022, which aim to promote best... read more
Flexible Working
HR urged to do more for working dads hit by divorce grief
With rising divorce rates due to the pandemic 'divorce grief' is set to become a bigger... read more
Supporting Dads
Building resilience in these trying times
In the face of a pandemic, workplace changes and homeschool challenges resilience is... read more
Supporting Dads
Employers ought to prepare now for more flexible working
Flexible working expert warns that changes to workplace culture could get messy unless... read more
Supporting Dads
Five ways employers can help their team in lockdown
A winter lockdown brings its own mental health challenges. The team at Benenden Health... read more
Supporting Dads
HMRC – Get pointers on Child Benefit and the High Income Child Benefit Charge
Why should people claim Child Benefit and will a new job affect claims? We’ve got the... read more
Flexible Working
What is 9/80 and does it offer flexible solutions?
The 9/80 way of working might be an attractive proposition to employers considering how to... read more
Supporting Dads
Entrenching empathy in the workplace
Two recent expert workshops looked at why empathy is crucial in the modern workplace and... read more
Supporting Dads
Stigma puts working dads off taking extra paternity leave
New CIPD report finds working dads want flexible working and more paternity leave. But... read more
Fatherhood
Lifeed looks to bring parenting skills to the workplace
Lifeed is a programme that looks to help men understand they can be a good dad and a... read more
Fatherhood
Boffins draw up guidelines for successful flexible work
With many working dads indicating they want to maintain flexible work beyond the initial... read more
Supporting Dads
How to handle a flexible working request
Employers ought to be bracing themselves for a slew of flexible working requests from... read more
Supporting Dads
Agile working best practice
Top firms came together to discuss how they'd coped with the pandemic so far and share... read more
Supporting Dads
Bringing dads back to work
Many companies have policies for smoothing the transition from maternity leave, but... read more
Supporting Dads
Parental fog continues in 2020 – report
This year's 'Parental fog' report finds some progress in 2020 but firms still have a long... read more
Supporting Dads
How are employers supporting staff during the COVID-19 pandemic?
A new survey by partner site workingmums.co.uk and Bright Horizons aims to... read more
Employment Rights
Coronavirus: return to work guidance
The Government has said that those who cannot work from home should return to work if... read more
Supporting Dads
Do I have to pay a new dad for paternity leave?
I run a building company employing three people. I recently took on a new employee to... read more
