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Top Strategies for Re-Onboarding Returners Effectively

There are many reasons businesses welcome back employees who have been off for an extended time, such as maternity, paternity, parental, carer, bereavement, illness leave. This process, known as re-onboarding, is crucial for ensuring a smooth transition for the returner and the business. It also aids retention of key talent, supports the returners well-being and […]

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Top tips on balancing work and parenting during holidays

As Summertime looms, and balancing work and parenting re-commences for some, the thoughts and anxiety of managing it all is beginning to weigh on many parent’s minds. There is no denying the juggle of school holidays and work can be challenging depending on your childcare situation. The burden tends to fall on the Mum to […]

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The importance of support when returning to work – Maternal Mental Health Week

The transition when returning to work after having a baby can be challenging for mothers, both physically and emotionally. As anyone who has experienced returning to work will know, it is not uncommon for mums to experience a range of emotions such as anxiety, overwhelm, guilt, sadness, self-doubt and stress when returning to work after […]

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The top things Mums worry about when going back to work after maternity leave

Going back to work after maternity leave can bring up a lot of worries for Mum. After spending a significant amount of time at home with baby, the transition back can be multi layered. The overwhelm, challenges, anxiety, guilts and any other feeling a Mum has returning to work are all valid. Here are some […]

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Help to overcome mum guilt when back to work

Childcare and mum guilt come up, understandably, a lot, when mum’s are going back to work after maternity leave. Your child starting in childcare, is without doubt one, of the hardest parts of going back to work. With most Mum’s moving from a space of being with baby probably 24/7 to only seeing them potentially […]

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5 tips for the working parent on how to get through the day when sleep deprived

Lack of sleep when a working parent in no joke. Sleep deprivation can make you feel even more overwhelmed, over-stressed, under-productive, increase your self-doubt, question your abilities…the list could go on. The brain and other organs do a lot of their restorative work when you are asleep. When you are waking frequently at night, or […]

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Return to work – Preparing yourself for your return

For the return to work after maternity leave, parental leave, or extended period from work, it is important to have some tools to come back to when you are having tough days. We often have a lot of the practical preparation done, and everyone else in the family and work sorted, but what about ourselves. [...] back to work, boundaries, building confidence, maternity leave, mum guilt, Uncategorized, working parents

Top Strategies for Re-Onboarding Returners Effectively

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Top tips on balancing work and parenting during holidays

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The importance of support when returning to work – Maternal Mental Health Week

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The top things Mums worry about when going back to work after maternity leave

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Help to overcome mum guilt when back to work

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5 tips for the working parent on how to get through the day when sleep deprived

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Return to work – Preparing yourself for your return