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Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper share a life – but can they share an office?
The couple may have failed in their bids to become shadow chancellor, but this competitive…
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The Conservatives’ child benefit plans sent precisely the wrong signal
The concept of fairness is not being applied to the middle classes, believes Janet Daley…
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A rose-tinted Panorama of Coventry’s social workers
Too much was left unsaid when the BBC sent its cameras to Coventry, says Christopher…
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Child benefit changes increase incentive to defraud system
An army of state spies and bureaucrats would need to be employed if the controversial…
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Anatomy of a welfare cut: How the Child Benefit row unfolded
The decision to remove child benefits from higher rate taxpayers has drawn howls of protest…
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How the other half lives: Lucy Cavendish confronts her son’s nightmares
Country mother of four Lucy Cavendish wonders where her son's bad dreams are coming from…
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One woman’s quest to cure the mystifying lung disease that killed her Tory MP father
Amanda Evans tells how she is desperately raising money to fund groundbreaking research into pulmonary…
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How to teach your children about time management
If you are tired of always being in a rush, running after the kids and getting no respite, then it's time for a change! Find out how getting your children on board and teaching them about time management can make your life a little easier.
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Hate your boss? Find out how to get around this topic at job interviews
If you hate your boss, as tempting as it my be to slate them at interviews, it won't win you any brownie points - if anything, it could lose you a potential job, and your professional respect.
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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
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BlackBerry apps reviews for busy working mums
This is the last week of the BlackBerry challenge where mobile phone manufacturer RIM is giving away a BlackBerry Curves to two luck www.motherswhowork.co.uk business mums who are prepared to runt heir business exclusively from the BlackBerries for a week.
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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.
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The Working Mum’s Guide to Flexible Working
if you would like to apply for flexible working but just don't know where to start, our new guide, The Working Mum's Guide to Flexible Working will walk you through the entire process.
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Has David Cameron forgotten about the report he had drawn up to PAY mums with young children to stay at home in 2008?
What a difference two years makes! And it just goes to show that politicians just can't be trusted. Back in 2008, the Conservatives asked the Policy Exchange think tank conducted a study, which called for a universal childcare allowance that would be paid to not only nurseries, but to mothers and grandparents.
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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.
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IVF scientist Robert Edwards wins Nobel prize for medicine
Robert Edwards' efforts led to the birth of the world's first 'test tube baby' in…
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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.
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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.
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Planning your return to work? Top tips on how to find a job
When you're looking for work, it's a good idea to spread your search as wide as possible - don't just rely on a weekly newspaper, or you could miss out on your dream job.
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Continuing education – the one 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 youngest child reaches seven years of age. Whatever your concern, training can only benefit you in the long run. And you can do it - thousands of people do it every day, and so can you.