Catapillr offers work interest-free loans up to £10k to pay for childcare

The cost of childcare can be a stressful ‘how much?’ moment for many parents.  Families can part with almost £7,000 a year for a part-time nursery place, or more than £12,000 for a full-time spot, for a two-year-old, according to charity Coram Family and Childcare.  A new childcare employee benefit scheme, Catapillr, has now launched … Read more

Sydney career coach Nicole Grainger-Marsh reveals six mistakes that make work emails seem ‘rude’

Career coach Nicole Grainger-Marsh (pictured) has shared the common mistakes people make in their emails  Skipping pleasantries, writing ‘thanks in advance’ and marking ‘urgent’ in the subject line of emails can make you appear ‘rude’, a top career coach has warned. Nicole Grainger-Marsh – who’s a business consultant and accredited executive coach at Sydney recruitment … Read more

Only a fifth of state-school pupils work for 20 hours a week during lockdown lessons

Revealed: Only a fifth of state-school pupils work for 20 hours a week during lockdown lessons – in a stark contrast to 63 per cent of privately educated pupils Just 19 per cent of local authority school pupils work at least 20 hours a week  This compares to more than 60 per cent of children … Read more

Only a fifth of state-school pupils work for 20 hours a week during lockdown lessons

Revealed: Only a fifth of state-school pupils work for 20 hours a week during lockdown lessons – in a stark contrast to 63 per cent of privately educated pupils Just 19 per cent of local authority school pupils work at least 20 hours a week  This compares to more than 60 per cent of children … Read more

Can you refuse to go into work if you live with Covid-19 risk family?

I am an owner of a small family business. Most staff work in a warehouse, while a few employees are located in a large office space. We’ve been working on skeleton staff for a number of weeks in the warehouse, keeping our staff safe with increased sanitiser points, distancing and that if anyone has the … Read more

Simon Cowell reveals he does ‘150 PUSH-UPS every morning before work’

Simon Cowell has revealed that he does ‘150 push-ups’ every morning before work to maintain his 4st weight loss. The Britain’s Got Talent judge, 60, has sported a noticeably slimmer physique in recent months after adopting a vegan diet and overhauling his exercise. Simon has now shared a glimpse into his gruelling fitness routine and admitted that he … Read more

Myleene Klass is the epitome of chic in a billowing monochrome dress as she arrives at work

Myleene Klass is the epitome of chic in a billowing monochrome dress and designer handbag as she makes yet another stylish arrival at Global studios By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 11:38 BST, 29 May 2020 | Updated: 11:38 BST, 29 May 2020 She’s been continuing to present her Smooth radio show amid the coronavirus … Read more

How to work from home successfully: 10 tips from bosses

The majority of the British workforce would not have imagined working from home this year, with the majority used to working in offices and commuting. Around 1.7million people worked from home in 2019, or five per cent of the work force, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics  But the coronavirus pandemic has … Read more

Should we all only work a four-day week? As

Trish Halpin (pictured) argues women would be expected to produce the same work for less money, if they’re working a four-day week NO by Trish Halpin, former editor, Marie Claire What will the new normal look like once we find a way out of the Covid-19 crisis? According to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, we … Read more

How will the coronavirus test and trace system work?

Locked-down Britain may finally start to return to ‘normality’ after nine weeks of uncertainty through the government’s coronavirus tracing system. The NHS Trace and Test system for England is expected to start tomorrow at 9am.  It was unveiled tonight by Health Secretary Matt Hancock , who said it was the ‘civic duty’ of the public … Read more