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World Menopause Day 2024: What Can You Do as an Employer to Get Ahead?

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Alison BrownHealth & Wellbeing Specialist As World Menopause Day 2024 approaches on Friday 18th October, it’s a timely reminder for employers to step up and ensure they’re creating a supportive and inclusive workplace for employees in midlife and/or going through menopause. It’s also now your legal obligation to have an awareness of menopause and to provide reasonable adjustments […]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month – All You Need To Know

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Guest Blog – Check4Cancer Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK, with over 55,000 new cases reported each year and approximately 11,500 deaths annually [i]. While 76% of those diagnosed survive at least 10 year [ii], recent figures suggest that at least 23% of cases are preventable through early screening […]

Parallel x Stress Matters Mental Health First Aid Training course

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Caroline MastertonClient Services Director *Please note registration for this course is now closed – the below is for reference only. Future course dates to be announced This Autumn Parallel x Stress Matters are proud to be launching a course for clients looking to certify themselves or member(s) of the team as a recognised Mental Health […]

Empowering Pregnant and Breastfeeding Parents in the Workplace: The Journey and Vision Behind MumPod

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An interview between The IVFN’s Carolina Alexandra and Founder of MumPod, Rosamund McFadden In today’s corporate landscape, supporting new and expecting parents is more important than ever. One individual who has dedicated her career to transforming how workplaces accommodate and support breastfeeding mothers is Rosamund McFadden, the founder of MumPod. Rosamund has utilised her unique […]

3 Steps to Success: Supporting return to work after parental leave

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by Executive Coach Alice Darbyshire Each one of us is someone’s precious child. This is the essence of how Bob Chapman leads, and it never feels more relevant than when we’re discussing the transition to parenthood and beyond. It serves as a powerful reminder that those we lead and manage are humans, not simply resources […]