…In our firm, we’ve been working with Employees Matter, an organisation that runs workshops, seminars and webinars to help bridge that gap between home and work lives. The service was set up by Zoe Sinclair as a consequence of her own experiences of being a first-time mum and juggling a busy work schedule with the […]
Why bringing kids into the office can work for everyone
Bringing employees’ children into work for a day is great for engagement, and helps young people understand the professional world. No wonder it’s taking off… Around a third of employees admit to not bringing their full selves to work sometimes (it’s called ‘presenteeism’ – where the body might be present, but the mind is nowhere […]
Shared Parental Leave – what does it actually mean for you?
The new offer of shared parental leave looks simple enough. New mums take the first two weeks off after the birth, but the remaining 50 weeks can be shared between mum and dad. Finally the UK has caught up with Scandinavia, where shared leave has been working well for decades. Zoe Sinclair explores what it […]
Practising ‘people shaped’ working
The introduction of shared parental leave this month is another signal of the move to more family-friendly, ‘people-shaped’ working, says Employees Matter MD Zoe Sinclair. In this article, Zoe explores whether employers are moving with the times or struggling to understand the messy interactions between home and work lives. Read the full article
What do the changes in shared parental leave mean for me?
New rules will allow parents to share maternity and paternity leave from 5 April 2015. What will this mean for your career? Zoe Sinclair explains the implications of these changes in the Guardian. Read the full article.
An invitation: A better future for workplace mental health
It’s time to make sure you save your seat at the 2015 Employees Matter Mental Health Awareness Breakfast. Join us on Thursday May 7th to discuss a better future for workplace mental health. Contact us to book your place.
Save the date: Mental Health Awareness Breakfast 2015
Following the success of the 2014 Mental Health Awareness Breakfast, we are excited to invite you to join us on May 7, 2015 for this year’s session. Contact us to receive your invite for the event. More information will be out in the coming weeks. To find out about last year’s event read the recommendations […]
Webinar: How safe is your child online?
This year’s Safer Internet Day (SID) will take place on February 10th and Employees Matter is offering a special webinar to give parents the knowledge to ensure their child is safe online. Safer Internet Day is coordinated by the UK Safer Internet Center and under this year’s theme, ‘Create a safer internet together’, hundreds of […]
Zoe Sinclair tells her story to Today’s Child Magazine
‘Many women choose to create new paths when they have children, using their experience to set up on their own. This gives them the flexibility and hopefully the income they crave.’ Read the whole article
National Family Friendly Week: Oct 20- 26
This year the Family and Childcare Trust have changed the name of National Parent’s Week to National Family Friendly Week. This is the perfect opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the rewarding and tough job of managing a modern family. Employees Matter has a wide selection of family friendly seminars designed to support the families […]