The Liberal Democrats suggest in their manifesto that support in the early years is currently too inflexible. They propose to:
• Give fathers the right to time off for ante-natal appointments.
• Allow parents to share the allocation of maternity and paternity leave between them in whatever way suits them best.
• Protect existing childcare support arrangements until the nation’s finances can support a longer term solution: a move to 20 hours free childcare for every child, from the age of 18 months.
• Seek to extend the period of shared parental leave up to 18 months when resources …

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Have you made a resolution this year?
Over on The Mumpreneur Guide Blog I’ve been writing about business resolutions and posting exercises to help you work out your business goals for 2010. Perhaps you won’t be surprised to hear that I find it easier to make business targets than I do personal ones. But I’m giving it a go this year.
On a personal level, I want to get back to being able to go out as a couple every two weeks or so. This has all been thrown out by the …

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Just to let you know that Kit Arthur Henry was born on 4th March at 11.30pm weighing 10lb7. I had been in and out of hospital four times in the previous three weeks, but in the end the labour was swift and went smoothly. Despite his size Kit only took 3 ½ hours to be born. Unfortunately this meant that no-one got around to giving me IV antibiotics that I needed for Group B Strep, so Kit and I then spent 5 days in the Conquest, Hastings, while he had …

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Every year hundreds of thousands of animals and birds are killed and injured by plastic bags. A plastic bag is used on average for only 12 minutes, yet its legacy can last several lifetimes. Every year in the UK we use 10 billion plastic bags a year- that is 167 per person – most of which are thrown away after just one use.
Most bags will end up in landfill sites, but many will clutter up our waterways, seas and landscape, causing untold harm to wildlife. The answer lies in your …

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This is a quick guide to your rights when asking for flexible work. Currently this is open to parents of children age 6 and under, and parents of disabled children aged 18 and under. From April 2009 the right will be extended to parents of all children under 16.
Once  your employer receives a request to work flexibly it must arrange a meeting with you to take place within 28 days. Within 14 days of the meeting the employer must respond in writing with a decision. If the decision is to …