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Looking after kids does not raise blood pressure - but housework does
Research has found that working women are more likely to have high blood pressure than men because they tend to the housework ...
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Working parents get just 90 minutes rest time a day
Does this sound about right? Mums and dads' hectic work schedules mean they get just 90 minutes a day to themselves, a ...
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How to have your dream job this year
Hefty mortgages and spiralling bills mean more mums are being dragged back to their desks earlier than planned. According ...
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A third of mums feel 'pressured' to return to work
A survey conducted by a money-saving website has found that a third of mums in full time jobs feel they were 'pressured' into ...
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Your rights in the snow...
The ice and snow has caused widespread chaos across the country and meant thousands of school closures. But while a couple of ...
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How much maternity leave can I take?
New 'Apprentice' sidekick Karren Brady recently admitted to taking just three days off when her daughter was born. But ...
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Banker demands £13.5 million after maternity redundancy
A former banker is suing her ex-bosses for £13.5 million after being made redundant following her maternity leave. ...
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We've had tea-breaks and fag-breaks - will breastfeeding-breaks be the new office norm?
As from today, women in Australia can take paid 'breastfeeding breaks' from work to nurse their babies. The ruling, which ...
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Mothers who return to work 'do no damage to their babies'
Good news for working mothers: going back to work while your baby is still under a year old does no harm to his wellbeing, ...
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Women on Top - is it the end of the great pay divide?
The gender pay gap seems to be closing at last, and gender role reversal becoming more the norm - at least if the findings of ...
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Work or baby? Apprentice star tells of three day maternity leave
Workaholic business-woman Karren Brady has admitted that taking just three days maternity leave with her first baby was ...
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Going back to work?
Whether you are heading back into work after six weeks or six years it can be hard to tip that work-life balance in your ...
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