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How to Reduce the Feelings of Mum Guilt when Working Over the Summer Holidays

Whether you’re working from an office or at home during the school holidays if you aren’t with your kids 24/7 then chances are those feelings of mum guilt are going to start creeping in. We all know we shouldn’t feel guilty, if we have to work we have to work, but that doesn’t make it any easier does it?

However, as working mum of three who runs her own PR Company I have found that...

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Cost of living: working remotely brings welcome financial savings

  • 85% of UK workers say being able to work remotely - fully or hybrid - is saving them money
  • Biggest savings are on travel and food
  • People are using money to boost savings and to cope with inflation

The overwhelming majority of Brits in fully remote or hybrid roles say the ability to work remotely is helping them save money. The new findings, from...

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Cost of living: working remotely brings welcome financial savings

  • 85% of UK workers say being able to work remotely - fully or hybrid - is saving them money
  • Biggest savings are on travel and food
  • People are using money to boost savings and to cope with inflation

The overwhelming majority of Brits in fully remote or hybrid roles say the ability to work remotely is helping them save money. The new findings, from...

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£131 A MONTH EXTRA ENERGY COST OF WORKING FROM HOME

  • Under the new price cap, employees could be paying an extra £131 a month for energy bills if they’re working from home from October[1]
  • Commuters whose weekly travel costs are less than £30 may be better off going into the office to save money on energy [2]
  • From January, extra WFH costs could hit £209 for the average household and £310 for large homes [3]
  • ...
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24 MILLION BRITS SPEND 12 HOURS A WEEK DOING THEIR JOB ON THEIR MOBILE PHONE AS TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES

WORK FROM PHONE: 24 MILLION BRITS SPEND 12 HOURS A WEEK DOING THEIR JOB ON THEIR MOBILE PHONE AS TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES

  • 24 million employees spend 12 hours a week working on their mobile phones on average - nearly double the time spent using paper and pen [1][2]
  • A quarter (24%) use their mobile to make video calls, almost a fifth (17%) dial into meetings, while half (50
  • ...
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Sun, sea, sand…and work – welcome to the new phenomenon, ‘the Woliday’, as almost half of Brits are extending getaway by working from the seaside

  • New research from EE reveals almost half (47%) of Brits will make the most of ubiquitous mobile coverage to take an extended ‘woliday’ - as travel restrictions lead to staycations increase
  • Nearly three quarters (73%) of workers reveal how the main motivation is to spend more quality time with family at UK holiday hotspots
  • Superfast data speed has become a
  • ...
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Caring Without Sharing: single parents’ journeys through the COVID-19 pandemic

The final report arising from Gingerbread’s Caring Without Sharing research project reveals how the unique challenges for working single parents created by the COVID-19 pandemic have evolved over time and require government action going forward.

Watch the launch webinar below, with single parent Andrea, researchers Laura Dewar and Liz Clery, Gingerbread CEO, Victoria Benson, and chaired by...

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The biggest issues faced by women in the workplace and how remote working has changed them

Research from Yoppie , the pioneers of personalised, organic period care delivered through your letterbox, has found that while remote working has improved pressures around appearance and PMS for women within the workplace, issues of fair representation and equal pay remain prevalent.

When surveyed by Yoppie, nearly a quarter of the women stated that one of the biggest issues they...

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NICEIC CALLS ON BRITS TO GET SMARTER ON RISING ENERGY BILLS BY SWITCHING TO SMART TECH

ALL THAT WASTED ENERGY! NICEIC CALLS ON BRITS TO GET SMARTER ON RISING ENERGY BILLS BY SWITCHING TO SMART TECH

With much of the nation still working from home and expecting a steep rise in their energy bills, NICEIC is advising homebound homeowners that it’s never been a better time to switch to smart technology in order to achieve significant savings.

In February, Ofgem...

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4 simple steps to reduce costs while working from home.

17% INCREASE IN ENERGY SPEND DURING THE PANDEMIC AS THE NATION WORKS FROM HOME

But Switching Energy Providers Could Offset the Jump in Bills

A combination of recurring lockdowns and the new ‘normal’ of working from home has led to a rise in average annual energy costs over the past year, as Brits spend more time at home. With working from home possibly becoming a permanent...

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