Mums.Dads.Work.

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 unpacks the way...

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 career in mid-lif...

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. They are then join...

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. They are then join...

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 involves, as well as the pro...

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. Emma offers tips fo...

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 continuity to...

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 discuss what single...

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 International Women’s D...

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 effectively engage in unco...

In this episode of the WM People podcast, Ben Falk and Mandy Garner cover the WM Employer Awards, ill health and work and representation of parents on TV. The WM People Employer Awards were last week so Ben and Mandy start the episode discussing what winning employers are doing to improve diversity and inclusion, flexible working and mental health in the workplace.  Ill health plays a big par...

In the first episode of the WM People podcast, Ben Falk (editor of workingdads.co.uk ) and Mandy Garner (editor of workingmums.co.uk ) discuss what’s been happening with flexible working for parents and childcare in the last two weeks. Ben and Mandy start by discussing how access to childcare impacts working parents and the kind of work they're able to do, as well as how the demand for childcare h...