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What the New Spring Budget Childcare Proposals Mean for Families and How Employers Can Help

5 minute read

Apr 2023

In the 2023 Spring Budget, the Chancellor announced an increase in childcare 0f £288 million by 2024/25. Working Families discuss what these changes to the budget mean for families and the ways workplaces can support their employees who have young children.

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Why it’s Time for a Holistic Approach to Supporting Returning Parents

5 minute read

Mar 2023

Helping new mothers to return to work and planning for maternity leave are just two of the challenges employers face when supporting pregnant and postnatal employees. Returning Works® Founder Dr Emma Waltham explains why it’s time for a more systemic approach to supporting expectant and returning parents.

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How Sevenoaks District Council Have Made Greener Investments to Create Self-Sufficient Income

4 minute read

Apr 2022

Local authorities have faced several years of funding cuts, with Covid-19 only exacerbating financial pressures further. Peter Fleming, leader of Sevenoaks District Council shared with us how the council has acted on plans developed before the pandemic to improve council revenue to retain the self-sufficiency the council achieved in 2016.

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Mental Health First Aid: Equipping Staff With Effective Training

8 minute read

Feb 2021

With people spending a third of their time at work MHFA focus on transforming workplace mental health. This allows employees to not only support their mental health and their colleague's wellbeing but enables them to take the skills back home to look after friends and family.

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