Mums.Dads.Work.

Dec 02 2023 12 ep. 30 mins 3
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A discussion show from WM People, featuring editors from Working Mums and Working Dads talking over the parenting news.
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Setting up a business as a single parent (with Jules Hawkins)

Dec 02 2023 27 mins  
In the final episode of the season, Ben and Mandy are joined by Jules Hawkins, founder of the Single Mums Business Network to discuss setting up a business as a single parent.Jules tells Ben and Mandy about becoming a single mum at 35 and the stigma she faced at work, which led her to set up the Business Network to help support other single mums going through the same thing.Jules u

National Older Workers Week & Mid Life Career Transitions (with specialist Laura Walker)

Nov 19 2023 29 mins  
This week is National Older Workers week, so Ben and Mandy start the fifth episode of Mums.Dads.Work discussing how employers can pay better attention to the age diversity of their employees and support them in every stage of life. They are then joined by midlife career transition specialist and author of Dancing with fear and confidence: How to liberate yourself and your care

Four Day Work Week, Employment Rights & Wraparound Childcare

Nov 06 2023 35 mins  
Ben and Mandy kick off the fourth episode of Mums.Dads.Work by talking about the four day work week. Scottish authorities recently tested out a four day working week in response to employees’ burnout and worker shortages, so they discuss how realistic it is we might see a four day work week in future and how the structure of the working week might change in coming generations.The

Paternity Leave, Career Progression and Menopause Awareness Month 2023

Oct 22 2023 24 mins  
In light of Pregnant Then Screwed's stunts at the Labour Party conference earlier this month, Ben and Mandy start their third episode of the season discussing paternity leave. They talk about whether the Labour Party will make paternity leave more accessible for working parents and how companies can enhance their own paternity leave policies in a way that benefits its employers. Th

Flexible Working with Tabytha Cunningham and Charlotte Farrell

Oct 08 2023 33 mins  
It’s World Mental Health Day 2023 this week, so Ben and Mandy start the episode off discussing parents’ mental health, particularly how it can be impacted by their kids’ wellbeing.They are then joined by Tabytha Cunningham and Charlotte Farrell to discuss flexible working. Tabytha and Charlotte do a job share at Paris Smith Solicitors, so they explain what a job share involve

CV Writing with Emma Alkirwi

Sep 24 2023 33 mins  
Welcome back to season two of the WM People podcast - now called Mums Dads Work!Over the next six weeks Ben and Mandy will be joined by experts on the topic that week to offer quality advice on everything that impacts working parents, from negotiate flexible working to changing careers. This week, they’re joined by The CV Guru Emma Alkirwi to discuss how to compile a CV. Emm

Alternative Childcare, Fake Flexibility & Sleep Deprivation

Apr 10 2023 28 mins  
In this episode of WM People, Ben and Mandy discuss alternative childcare, fake flexibility at work and sleep deprivation.Platforms like Koru Kids might offer flexible childcare options, but how workable are they? Ben and Mandy start the episode discussing the pros and cons of using alternative childcare options, from ensuring they work outside wealthy areas to whether they provide

Budget, Single Mums and Mother’s Day 2023

Mar 27 2023 35 mins  
In this episode of WM People, Ben and Mandy talk about the childcare budget announcement this week, single mums and Mother’s Day 2023.They begin the episode discussing the childcare budget announcement last week, giving a brief overview of the changes and what the impact will be on working parents.Single parents will be among the most impacted by the changes, so Ben and Mandy dis

Childcare, International Women's Day & FDM Everywoman Awards

Mar 13 2023 31 mins  
In this episode of WM People, Mandy and Ben talk about childcare, International Women’s Day and the FDM Everywoman awards.They discuss the significance of childcare in a child’s development and highlight the lack of funding allocated towards it. They look at the reasons why childcare remains a neglected issue and suggest possible ways to improve it.As the world celebrated Inter

Four Day Week, D&I and Sickness

Feb 27 2023 29 mins  
Ben Falk and Mandy Garner start this episode of WM People talking about the trail in the UK of the four day work week. They discuss the logistics of having a shorter working week, whether it will change people’s attitudes towards work in the long run and how it might impact people’s carbon footprints.They then move on to diversity and inclusion and the way companies can effecti