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Practical insights into careers and the changing world of work. Covering everything from pay and progression to flexible working and workplace culture.

Practical insights into careers and the changing world of work. Covering everything from pay and progression to flexible working and workplace culture.

Careers
Parenting

How to keep a business running during maternity leave

How to keep a business running during maternity leave

Maternity leave looks different when you’re self-employed. Here are practical ways to protect your business while making space for motherhood.

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Lydia Smith
Leadership
Careers

How to communicate with confidence when you don’t feel confident

How to communicate with confidence when you don’t feel confident

Practical strategies for speaking up, being heard and handling challenging conversations.

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Lydia Smith
Health
Careers

Could menstrual leave reinforce inequalities at work?

Could menstrual leave reinforce inequalities at work?

Recognising period pain at work is progress. But the way menstrual leave is designed could risk reinforcing outdated gender stereotypes.

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Lydia Smith
Psychology
Careers
Leadership

Career grief: How to let go of the career you planned

Career grief: How to let go of the career you planned

A job is rarely just a job. It can give us purpose, meaning and responsibility, making it harder to move on when things change.

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Lydia Smith
Parenting
Careers

How employers can better support new mums when they return to work

How employers can better support new mums when they return to work

Returning from maternity leave is often treated as a simple transition - leaving many mums to navigate the process by themselves.

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Lydia Smith
Careers
Parenting

How to optimise your LinkedIn profile after maternity leave

How to optimise your LinkedIn profile after maternity leave

Heading back to work after maternity leave? A few thoughtful LinkedIn updates can help you reconnect with your network, showcase your strengths, and find new opportunities.

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Lydia Smith
Careers
Parenting
Leadership

When is a part-time job not really part-time? Why women are overworked and underpaid

When is a part-time job not really part-time? Why women are overworked and underpaid

Part-time on paper, full-time in reality. Women are paying the price with their time, health and earnings.

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Lydia Smith
Parenting
Careers

Why extreme heat is deepening the childcare gap for working mums

Why extreme heat is deepening the childcare gap for working mums

School and daycare closures driven by soaring temperatures are leaving mothers to shoulder most of the childcare. With heatwaves becoming more common, we look at how the climate crisis is contributing to workplace inequality.

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Lydia Smith
Careers

How job titles are changing: What every job seeker needs to know

How job titles are changing: What every job seeker needs to know

The unfamiliar job titles filling today's vacancies aren't just a branding exercise – they reflect broader shifts in how organisations hire and retain talent.

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Lydia Smith
Parenting
Careers

Maternity leave: What to do if your employer is pressuring you to return to work early

Maternity leave: What to do if your employer is pressuring you to return to work early

Feeling pushed to return to work before your maternity leave ends? Find out what your employer can and can't ask of you, and how to make the right decision for you.

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Lydia Smith

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