Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the launch of Shared Parental Leave (SPL). The revolutionary policy that allows couples to share leave surrounding the arrival of a new addition to their family helps women get back into the workplace quicker and gives men the opportunity to care full-time for their new baby or adopted child […]

Standing and variable height desks can be found in many modern offices around the world, but a researcher says they may not be a solution to the workforce’s growing back problems. Dr Nipun Shrestha of the Health Research and Social Development Forum in Nepal has found “very little difference in energy expenditure between sitting and […]

I had been in my role as PA to a director at a recruitment company for four years, when in 2013 at the age of 26 I decided it was time for a break, writes Emma Goodbrand. My wonderful mum passed away after a short illness and all of a sudden I found myself with […]