Garnem

Member Since: 10th May 2016

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Mandy Garner is managing editor of workingmums.co.uk and workingwise.co.uk. workingmums.co.uk is a jobs and news site on issues relating to gender equality and family friendly working and workingwise.co.uk focuses on over 50s.

Garnem

Managing editor Workingmums.co.uk

20th May 2022

The gender pensions gap: what can employers do?

Cecilia Floren is very aware of the need to save more for her pension in order to be financially independent. A single parent, she has two...

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22nd Jul 2021

How inflexible job ads hold women back

There has been a lot in the press about Covid changing the way we work. Often it is contradictory. Often the focus is on the negative - the...

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14th May 2021

How can hybrid working work well?

Hybrid working has been much talked about of late, but how can employers get the most out of it? The problem is that we are all still in...

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10th Feb 2021

Supporting older workers through Covid

There has been much debate of late about the potential challenges facing older workers who have lost their jobs as a result of the pandemic...

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4th Feb 2021

Best practice during the Covid pandemic

Covid has seen HR teams working round the clock, not just on potential redundancies and restructuring for those employers hard hit by the...

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21st Oct 2020

Why age matters

Age is often left out of discussions about workplace diversity and inclusion policies, but Covid-19 has brought it right back on the agenda...

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28th Mar 2019

How to normalise career breaks

As people live longer they will have more breaks in their working lives. It makes sense therefore for employers of all sizes - and...

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8th Mar 2019

Sharing ideas to promote gender equality at work

There's a lot around this week, and today especially, about gender equality, but what actually works to reduce inequality in the workplace...

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27th Sep 2018

Dads demand more flexible working

Not a week goes by without a report on flexible working. You'd think the evidence was pretty conclusive: employees want greater flexibility...

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13th Mar 2018

What works for gender pay equality

There's less than a month to go until the deadline for the first gender pay audits. The likelihood is that after April the spotlight is...

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The gender pensions gap: what can employers do?

How inflexible job ads hold women back

How can hybrid working work well?

Supporting older workers through Covid

Best practice during the Covid pandemic

Why age matters

How to normalise career breaks

Sharing ideas to promote gender equality at work

Dads demand more flexible working

What works for gender pay equality

Strike action: Law and HR response

Should employers be worried about monkeypox?

Closing the gender pay gap before 2042

Building critical skills