The future of flexible working – an HR director’s view
The impact of the pandemic on our work and working lives will be felt for a long time,... read more
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Career Advice
Five unhealthy behaviours a father and boss must address at work and home
Having had the privilege of working with many fathers who were also CEOs of their... read more
Career Advice
Interview: Tom Harper, founder of creative play company Little Imagineers
Little Imagineers is the brainchild of Tom and Helen Harper and their sofa-climbing... read more
Supporting Dads
It’s okay for male leaders to be vulnerable
Hollywood films have a habit of depicting the big powerful male boss as someone who takes... read more
Supporting Dads
How businesses can support dads in the workplace
Despite changes to paternity law in recent years, the impact of having children and in... read more
Work Life Balance
Supporting employees’ mental health when they work from home
With lockdown restrictions easing, there has been a 96.4% increase in google searches for... read more
Fatherhood
What is overwhelm and how to handle it
Rob Taylor runs his own business, has three children and set up Dads In Business for men... read more
Career Advice
The working dads who let their kids call the shots at work
Ant Erwin and Craig Spencer are working dads. They also just launched a new business.... read more
Flexible Working
Scots survey finds flexibility is the future
The majority of employers in a new survey credit flexible working as being crucial to... read more
Flexible Working
WM People is the new brand for work place diversity and excellence
WM People is the new overarching parent company for workingdads.co.uk. Our site... read more
Employment Rights
Covid schools uncertainty: the rules for working dads and employers
Working dads are facing childcare headaches this week as some schools close to combat the... read more
Flexible Working
Men more likely to apply if jobs advertised as flexible
Companies that advertise jobs as flexible by default attract a bigger pool of applicants.... read more
Fatherhood
Working dads and lockdown: Sid Madge
Sid Madge is a brand analyst, father of three and founder of Meee (My Education Employment... read more
Flexible Working
Working dads and lockdown
So this is the new normal. It looks a lot like the old normal but with added... read more
Supporting Dads
Parental fog continues in 2020 – report
A landmark league table that measures how top employers support parents has shown small... read more
Employment Rights
What’s in the Budget for working dads?
There were plenty of measures in the Budget for business in general, but little for... read more
Supporting Dads
New Best Practice Report proves particularly timely
The latest Best Practice Report from our twin site workingmums.co.uk has been launched to... read more
Supporting Dads
Employers might have to get used to flexible working
Coronavirus is dominating the headlines and bringing disruption. A lot of employers are... read more
Fatherhood
‘I’ve become a different father now I’m self employed’
'I've become a different father'
When working dad Guillaume Thevenot took the plunge and went self employed he wanted to be... read more
Freelance
Five freelance expenses to keep your tax bill down
Unfortunately, for freelancers, the New Year brings with it the dread prospect of the... read more
Employment Rights
Are dads having to deal with more discrimination?
More men than women are reporting gender discrimination according to surprising new... read more
