When HR Doesn't Know Where To Turn
July 1, 2026
Most HR situations are familiar.Managing absence, supporting maternity leave, navigating workplace conflict and helping employees through difficult periods are all part of everyday working life.Occasionally, however, a situation lands on your desk that leaves you thinking:...
Tackling Postpartum Trauma and Depression… in Men
June 3, 2024
Did the inclusion of “men” in the title of this post surprise you?Just for a moment, think about how you might feel if a male employee or colleague told you about his recent traumatic birthing experience. It’s possible that you’d feel tempted to scoff, even if o...
An alternative view on new motherhood and work
July 3, 2023
“It feels like some phases will never end... but don’t worry, they will.”
It can be difficult to speak openly about the pressures of new motherhood and work.From the moment you tell your employer that you’re expecting, it’s easy to feel as though you’re letting them down.Then, once your baby is born – and it feels as though your entire wor...
Combining Fertility Treatment and Work: Advice for Employers
December 5, 2022
It’s a simple fact that having children changes your life.
As such, most employers have clear legislation-guided policies in place, which allow for these natural and expected life-changes.
Soon-to-be parents understand that they are entitled to a certain amount of leav...
5 Things She Could Be Thinking (But Not Saying)
September 1, 2022
How to Manage Maternity Leave, So You Retain Happy and Talented EmployeesMany employers think of the words “maternity leave” as a signal for change.Change as in: who’s going to provide maternity cover, and for how long? How and when will you keep in touch with your new...
“It’s OK, you can always adopt”.
If you’re unable to have a child, the chances are you’ll have heard these words before. But although they’re usually meant well, the people saying them often have little understanding of the many complications involved in ad...
"Maternity Leave is Just a Long Holiday, Isn’t It?"
March 11, 2022
If I had a pound for every time I heard this from an employer, I’d be a millionaire by now.
Admittedly, I don’t always hear it first-hand. It’s often the pregnant employee herself who tells me, that on her last day the boss offered what seemed like “a fina...
5 Things She Could Be Thinking (But Not Saying)...Many employers think of the words “maternity leave” as a signal for change.
Change as in: who’s going to provide maternity cover, and for how long? How and when will you keep in touch with your new mum, so th...
In September this year, Alice Thompson was awarded £185,000 by an employment tribunal. The tribunal ruled that Alice had suffered indirect sex discrimination when her employer refused to consider her flexible working request.
Alice had asked her employer, a ...
Why Do So Few Employees Use Their Benefits-Packed KIT Days?
August 2, 2021
I was so happy to report recently that two of the firms we support, BDB Pitmans LLP, and Winckworth Sherwood LLP, have agreed to amend their policies, now classing my planned parental coaching sessions as paid Keeping In Touch (KIT) days.
These firms will not only be better ...
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