I wrote this piece for a publication focused on employee rights and HR. Whilst I know it is focused on the employer, rather than the employee, I do hope it gives you some tips about how best to work with your boss/ line manager etc to make your transition back to work a little easier……
Tag: mums
Guest Blog – Introducing Rachel
Rachel works for a digital educational publisher in Oxford and lives in Witney with her husband and two-year old daughter. She is the newsletter editor for Witney and District NCT branch. Rachel re-affirms my belief that there can be life after baby and doing something for ‘you’, something you really love, can help ensure you…
Arranging KIT days – surely they shouldn’t be such a ball ache to sort?!
Ok so I get it, people taking maternity, paternity or adoption leave can be very tricky for a business. Company directors need to ensure the business continues to function well without certain staff members, they need to limit the impact on other employees and of course they need to recruit for their covers. It’s not…
Maternity Mojo: Boosting your career during maternity leave
When the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to her first baby, Prince George, she returned to her royal duties when he was just 1 month old. However, after the birth of Princess Charlotte, Kate opted for more time off and didn’t go back to work for 4 months. This is still a lot shorter than…
Jane Johnson, Founder of Careering into Motherhood talks about her struggle with returning to work after maternity leave
I vividly remember the call with my boss at the time. I was about 6 months into my maternity leave and he’d just told me that he didn’t think my job could be done flexibly. I asked what that meant? Was I being fired? Made redundant? No. The job was still there, but it was…
Nominated for The Sunshine Blogger Award
I had some exciting news whilst I was sitting in the hair salon getting my hair dyed brown (yes I’m no longer a blonde!) my blog has been nominated for The Sunshine Blogger Award by the team at the Imagine Forest blog. Thank you so much Safia for your nomination, I really appreciate it and…
Guest blog: 8 Tips For #Moms Returning To Work After Maternity Leave
Hi there! My name is Amanda from Montreal, Canada and I run a blog called Hustle & Mom. Focused on the busy Mom lifestyle, I created Hustle & Mom to give moms everywhere a little inspiration through their hustle- whatever that may be. Today I’ll be sharing some things you can do to make your…
Panic Stations
Just the other week I wrote a blog about the fear of going back to work after the festive period and how I was very bizarrely and ironically missing that fear. I wrote that I was just desperate to experience that ‘back to work’ feeling, keen to get back into a routine and anxious to…
Guest blog by Perdita Kamali (mum of three)
Guest blog by Perdita Kamali ….. My name is Perdy. I’m 32, a GP and Mum to George (5), Ralph (2) and Martha (3 weeks). As a working mum of three, I wanted to pass on a piece of advice to first-time mums: embrace and enjoy your first maternity leave. You can guarantee maternity leave…
Being mum ain’t half so bad
So if you had asked me five months ago how I was going to cope with motherhood, I would have expressed how nervous I was about leaving my busy job in PR and spending all my time at home with a baby. However, I can now safely say that I am loving it. Sure I…
