Redundancy and maternity leave: know your rights

Being made redundant can be a devastating experience for most people, no matter what the situation. But if the news comes while on maternity leave, it can be even more distressing. This has become an increasingly common situation for working mums during the recession

Flexible working: could changing the way you work could save you money during the government’s welfare reform?

We may not be able to do much about the government's welfare reform and budget cuts, but we can make changes in our work to help counter its effects. One way to do this is to change the way you work - if losing child benefits and child tax credits will hit your family too hard, put pen to paper and see if reducing your hours will kill two birds with one stone - give you more work-life balance, and save you money you would lose from the cuts, and in tax.

How to work from home buying and selling on eBay

eBay is a great place to test the market when you want to start an online store, for example, and aren't sure if your product will be of interest to the market. If you can get it right, eBay is a great way to work from home buying and selling products.Thousands of people use eBay is their primary source of products and their primary outlet for products. This is how to work from home on eBay, buying and selling products.

What to wear to a job interview

Going to an interview can be nerve wracking, but one way to break this is to get your outfit right. It's simple psychology - if you look right, and you know you do - then it helps to make you feel more confident about yourself, and it will show during the interview.

How to answer difficult interview questions

There is no way to avoid difficult interview questions - interviews wouldn't be so nerve wracking if that was the case. But one way to build up your confidence with interview questions is practise answering them - in your head, on paper and to friends and/or family.