Posts Tagged ‘work-life balance’

My three-day maternity leave was shameful, admits Apprentice co-star Karren Brady

Monday, July 19th, 2010

The mother-of-two who is the vice-chairman of West Ham football club told a magazine that one of her biggest personal errors was failing to spend more time bonding with her daughter Sophia, who is now 14.

My three-day maternity leave was shameful, says Apprentice co-star Karren Brady

Monday, July 19th, 2010

She was desperate to remain at the top of the career ladder and has said that her success has come at a ’shameful’ personal cost.

Targeting women on maternity leave for redundancy – rights and wrongs

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Maternity rights expert Emma Hawksworth, a partner at Russell Jones & Walker’s employment team, asks if those on maternity leave are easy targets in times of change. Essential reading for all.

The ‘perfect life’: A £100,000 salary, a house worth £1.6m and an Aston Martin

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

That’s just one of the findings from the latest research by a leading economics professor who specialises on the relationships between economics and mental health.

Bringing up a child ‘costs £800 a month’

Monday, July 12th, 2010

It costs £800 per month to raise a child in Britain, according to a report that paints a picture of the country as a deeply unfriendly place for families.

Farnaz wins top prize of motherhood and career

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

Mother of four Farnaz Khan’s determination to combine motherhood with business has paid off and today she runs prizeboom.com, a competition website.

‘I want to be a loner’: Meet a modern-day hermit

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

We all appreciate a bit of ‘me-time’, but who would be willing to follow the example of Karen Markham, a former music teacher who for almost seven years has lived as a hermit, choosing prayer and spiritual contemplation over 21st-century distractions.

Money isn’t everything: Family, friends and a fulfilling job all count more towards happiness

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Money can buy you only a little happiness, according to the biggest survey of its kind ever held, which found that while wealth improves quality of life and ‘life satisfaction’, it has only a small impact on day-to-day mood.