Free Thinking: Will Trump’s Gen Z baby bonuses boost birth rates? Video Alys Denby and best-selling author of Inheritocracy Eliza Filby discuss the prospects for young people growing up in an uncertain economy as Donald Trump marks 100 days in office.
Free breakfast clubs are an admission the system has failed working parents Breakfast clubs are now essential for many working parents, but they don't come free, writes Alys Denby in today's Notebook.
Britain’s paltry paternity leave is yet another thing pricing out parenthood Opinion Two weeks of paternity leave places Britain firmly near the bottom of fatherly league tables. It’s time to extend it, writes Cameron Smith After months of nervous anticipation for your first child’s arrival, the best-laid plans often go awry. As a new dad, you’ll listen closely to the birth plan your partner carefully arranges with [...]
Election 2024: Labour pledge savings for parents as childcare policies fleshed out June 9, 2024 Free breakfast clubs in primary schools will save parents an annual £400, Labour has said, as the party begins to flesh out its plans for childcare policy.
UK faces ongoing recruitment crisis with more childcare and training needed – British Chambers of Commerce February 3, 2023 The Government is being urged to help firms recruit workers after research showed employers are facing huge problems attracting staff. Four out of five of 5,600 businesses surveyed by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said they had problems recruiting workers in recent months. Hospitality firms were most likely to face challenges when recruiting, followed [...]