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How to Earn Your Full-Time Salary Working From Home
How to Earn Your Full-Time Salary Working From Home
1 September 2010 – 2:46 am | No Comment

Do you hate your job? Is the thought of working part time and paying expensive childcare costs making going back to work not seem worth your while?

Whatever your situation, the How to Earn Your Full-Time Salary From Home ebook has an answer.

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A guide to your parental rights for your child in education
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While your child is at school or college, you still have parental rights

Your child’s school years are an important part in their development and preparation for later life. It’s useful to know your rights in terms of your child’s education and what you can expect from their school. You should also know the correct procedures to take should if you are not happy and want to make a complaint. Read the full story »

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Going solo: are you really ready for business?

Every day, more and more mums take the plunge in business to dabble in the world of other mumpreneurs who are selling their skills, services, or products to earn an extra income, or make millions! Do you feel inspired to take the leap, too? Find out if you are ready for business.

How to avoid bankruptcy
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How to avoid bankruptcy

Filing for bankruptcy is an extreme move, not a quick fix. It’s a long, painful process with a huge stigma attached to it, not to mention the damage it can have on credit scores. Yet bankruptcies are on the rise, according to recent research by the Insolvency Service, which shows that women now account for 40 per cent of all bankruptcies, rising from 6,042 in 2000 to 29,680 in 2009.

How to Earn Your Full-Time Salary Working From Home
1 September 2010 – 2:46 am | No Comment
How to Earn Your Full-Time Salary Working From Home

Do you hate your job? Is the thought of working part time and paying expensive childcare costs making going back to work not seem worth your while?

Whatever your situation, the How to Earn Your Full-Time Salary From Home ebook has an answer.

How to create a study area for your distance learning course
1 September 2010 – 12:35 am | No Comment
How to create a study area for your distance learning course

Studying with distance learning can be a great way to increase your qualifications to get a promotion or change careers all together.
But because it is self study, you need to be a lot more disciplined …

A working mum’s guide to financial help towards your child’s education
31 August 2010 – 8:45 am | No Comment
A working mum’s guide to financial help towards your child’s education

Whether your child is going to school, college or university, there is financial help available with the costs of their education. With the recent change in government, and the cuts that have been made to many benefits, we try to demystify the financial support you are still entitled to.

What can I do before taking my employer to a tribunal?
29 August 2010 – 3:45 pm | No Comment
What can I do before taking my employer to a tribunal?

Every month, we get hundreds of searches on www.motherswhowork.co.uk by mums wanting to know about taking your employer to an employment tribunal. And it’s no wonder – sometimes mums can literally be squeezed out of their jobs as soon as their employer finds out that they are pregnant.

Thinking about going back to work part-time? Find out about part-time worker protection
28 August 2010 – 3:38 pm | No Comment
Thinking about going back to work part-time? Find out about part-time worker protection

Choosing to go back to work part-time is a decision that many mothers make to get the balance they need from work and home. But many don’t realise that there can be some covert disadvantages of working part time until they have made the switch. If you are a part-time worker you are protected from being treated less favourably than an equivalent full-time worker just because you are part time. The only exception to this is if your employer can objectively justify their treatment of you.

Pregnant? Know your rights – don’t get ripped off at work
28 August 2010 – 11:44 am | No Comment
Pregnant? Know your rights – don’t get ripped off at work

Every week I get sent emails asking about different types of maternity rights. Things that employers should no better than doing when they have an expectant mum in the workplace. Questions like I was being …

Where to buy maternity clothes during your pregnancy
28 August 2010 – 10:39 am | No Comment
Where to buy maternity clothes during your pregnancy

Feeling frumpy, fed up and flustered? Don’t know what to wear to the office? Even with a baby bump there is no need to settle for baggy, oversized clothes that will not only do nothing …

A working mum’s guide to finding a school for your child
28 August 2010 – 8:28 am | No Comment
A working mum’s guide to finding a school for your child

Choosing a school is one of the most important decisions you will make for your child, so it’s a good idea to start early so you have a better chance of sending your child to your preferred choice.

How much money can I expect in Statutory Maternity Pay?
28 August 2010 – 12:45 am | No Comment
How much money can I expect in Statutory Maternity Pay?

Statutory maternity ay is what you get paid from your employer. If you are not entitled to payment from your employer (this is usually the case if you were pregnant before you started working for …

Show kids how to be responsible during the holidays – get a family pet
27 August 2010 – 12:58 pm | No Comment
Show kids how to be responsible during the holidays – get a family pet

During the summer holidays, you tried anything to keep your kids entertained. You’ve built a tree house in the garden with them, raided the local library, visited every theme park in the area, built kites …

Are you making some last-minute Bank Holiday BBQ plans
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Are you making some last-minute Bank Holiday BBQ plans

If the great British weather is anything to go by, BBQ plans this Bank Holiday may well be last-minute! Ensure your ready-prepared for the last Bank Holiday of the summer, and stock up your freezer – we love Pipers Farm’s Grill & Chill pack, £34.

Statutory paternity leave: what dads should know
25 August 2010 – 6:26 am | No Comment
Statutory paternity leave: what dads should know

If you are a father-to-be or you will be responsible with the mother for bringing up a child, you could have the right to Statutory Paternity Leave. You may also qualify for Statutory Paternity Pay. A lot of dads do not take up their full entitlement, fearing the effects it can have on their jobs – but if our very own prime minister, David Cameron, can take his full two weeks paternity leave, why can’t other men?

Samantha Cameron has given birth to a baby girl – three weeks early!
24 August 2010 – 3:18 pm | No Comment
Samantha Cameron has given birth to a baby girl – three weeks early!

The Prime Minister and Mrs Cameron are delighted to announce the birth of their fourth child, a baby girl,’ a spokesman said.

Stuck at a dead end job? Why not change careers?
24 August 2010 – 4:23 am | No Comment
Stuck at a dead end job? Why not change careers?

These days, there is no such thing as a job for life. So if you hate your job, and wish you could pursue your passion – you can! The only thing that can stop you is…you. Lack of time, money or any other excuses are a thing of the past. Make a change today!

Continuing education – one sure way to break through that workplace glass ceiling
22 August 2010 – 9:47 pm | No Comment
Continuing education – one sure way to break through that workplace glass ceiling

Are you a stay-at-home? Are you worried about what the future holds, and what career options you have? Maybe the recent changes in benefits have or are soon to impact on your family once your …

How to ensure your success at work
21 August 2010 – 9:37 pm | No Comment
How to ensure your success at work

Without self-determination, success in the workplace is next to impossible to attain. You have to strive hard for what you want. Striving requires a good measure of self-determination.

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