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‘I’m doing the best job in the world, thanks to job sharing’, ShareYourJob.com meets job share Leader of The Green Party, Jonathan Bartley....

How the ever-increasing accessibility of technology is allowing us to work more flexiblyThe ever-increasing accessibility of technology is allowing us to...

Digital Mums train mums to have the digital skills that businesses require. By doing so, mums have a creative and flexible career to fit around family...

Father’s Day is on 18th June. At SYJ we felt it appropriate to focus on fathers in this post.“Because fathers are parents too and deserve to spend more...

Flexible working in the UK is a highly sought after factor when considering career prospects and job offers. There are some industries where it would be...

Are businesses missing out by being too stiff?On 31st March there was a flash mob in Trafalgar Square. This particular flash mob was highlighting the fact...

Are you putting yourself first?We work to live and not the other way around, or at least, that’s what we aim to do. An even better scenario would be to...

“Women have fought to make job shares and flexitime arrangements the norm. Leaning back is just the next chapter”. Helen Russell Women are surrounded,...

Why flexible working should be inclusive for fathersWork-life-balance and flexible working are universal terms used when marrying our career options and...

  The start of a new year marks a list full of “newness” synonyms and resolutions alike. Yesteryear is no more, a new beginning is marked with the...

With everyone in the news talking about Kayne's admission to hospital, we thought we'd look at what may be the cause.The whole world seems to be talking...

What’s stopping you from working at home?So you’ve just landed yourself a sweet new job, Congratulations! The pay is good and it comes with a whole...

How aware of job sharing are we and do we need to do more?Flexible working is no longer a fad but a reality we, and other businesses, are trying to make a...

Digital marketing is a bit of a boys club at the moment, but that about to change?As we’ve written about before, the gender pay gap is still an issue....

Returning to work after having children can be daunting but don't let the interview scare you!Returning to work after having a child can be daunting....

The Share Your Job team want to hear from you!We’ve written a lot of blogs here at Share Your Job over the past year or so, catering for all types of job...

With Father’s Day right around the corner, we thought we’d take a look at how flexible working effects all the dads out there.Father’s Day is the day...

How can saying no help you find a better balance?Mums, dads, CEOs, managers, do you have a Superman complex? There’s an old saying “if you want...

We want job sharing so what’s the issue?You’d be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t want a little more flexibility from their job. Who...

No, not that oneI say the F word a lot, especially working here. I’ll casually I say the F word to my colleagues, I’ll say the F word to our users,...

A recent report from the UKCES shows some changing trends in the way we’re choosing to work.It’s no secret that most of us want a little more of a work...

What does work-life balance mean to you and how can you make it work?We’ve been lucky enough to have interviews with various job sharers recently, from...

We caught up with Fi Hance, Green Party councillor for Bristol, to discuss her job shareAs you may remember, a little while back we wrote about how Green...

Celebrating the achievements of women and acknowledging the work still to do.We’re not ones to shy away from talking about issues that affect women here...

What's stopping you from having a family AND a career?The choice between kids or a career is one that catches up with most of us at some point in our...

Our friends at mumandworking.co.uk have given us their interview tips this week, helping the parents out there get back into work.What questions could you...

Are you going to get a better balance in 2016?We’ve all said it before haven’t we, “New Year, new me”. I know I’m guilty of it for sure! January...

The Green party may be helping change job sharing for MPsYou know who don’t get much press? The Green party. We hear a lot about “Labour this” and...

Lesley provides us an insight into her life working as part of a job share.Job sharing is certainly becoming more common. More and more people are sharing...

How the tech industry is changing to help womenThe tech industry has diversity a problem. For every 100 people working in the technology industry only 18...

How luxury items and essential items sometimes get confused.Luxury is a funny word isn’t it? It can drum up such a wide range of thoughts for many...

Think you're too old for this? Think again!“I’m getting too old for that” says everyone at some point in their life. It might be going out to a bar...

What effect does heading back to work have on your childrenHeading back to work after having children can be a daunting decision. With the guilt that many...

We caught up with Deborah Brooks and got her thoughts on her job share situationRecently, we were very lucky to speak to Deborah Brooks, the Deputy...

As the kids head back to the classroom, pressure is back on the parentsThe words back to school always did send a chill through me.  As a child they...

Attitudes are changing and with them so are the ways we workAccording to my beloved Gran, her working life was not much different to that of my mother....

With school holidays in full swing there are a couple of familiar topics dominating many a parental conversation at the moment.    The weather is of...

What you can expect when working from home.For some people it’s an ambition, for others it’s their worst nightmare! It’s easy to see the appeal of...

Soldiers get the opportunity to job share in an effort to boost female numbersATTENTION!  There was a time, not that long ago, when the mere mention of...

Do Fathers Deserve more?The way things currently stand, fathers get the rather short end of the stick when it comes to parental leave. If the partner of a...

What issues will George Osborne tackle in the budget?It's hard to think of a budget in recent years which has generated as much speculation as today's.  ...

When we’re talking about job sharing and indeed flexible working as a whole, the term work-life balance pops up in every post. It’s so common place in...

Recently we've discovered that posh people prefer to give other posh people jobs if they can possibly manage it.    Old school tie, class conservation,...

Early last week we saw we saw Tim Hunt, a Nobel prize winner, make some rather sexist comments. He put forward the idea that men and women should work in...

Companies are beginning to realise that many people want and need flexibility in their lives, in return for that they get the employee at their most...

A gap in the CV. It’s enough to fill some of us with dread! For new mothers looking to get back into work (and even some fathers too) a fairly innocuous...

We couldn’t have been more thrilled to have been a part of Workfest15! The annual event from Mumsnet made a triumphant return this year bringing with it...

Does the pay gap affect you? It should be a simple concept, right? A man does a job well, gets paid a wage and lives happily. A woman does the same job...

What is it about Scandinavia and its immediate neighbours?  Why, in almost every survey do they seem to be getting so much right so often?  It can't all...

Almost everyone has a standpoint on having children. By the time we’re out of primary education, some of us have even worked out how many children...

Making the workplace work for you. Working nine to five, what a way to make a living. If you’re barely getting by, do you ever feel like it’s all...

The festival season is almost upon us but for everyone here at Share Your Job there's one that stands out a mile. Workfest 2015 is Mumsnet's...

Changing your mentality for a job share. It’s learning to share all over again... We all learn the value of sharing when we’re young, or at least...

We’re just over a week away from the general election this year and it’s looking closer than it ever has been before. With us set for another coalition...

The older I get the more I seem to be liking sheds.  There I've said it.     I never thought I would become that particular cliché but I now positively...

In our past few blogs, we’ve covered the major benefits job sharing offers. Both employers and employees can really stand to gain from positions being...

In amongst all the election hot air the strange little word we only ever hear from the mouths of politicians - manifesto - has been doing the rounds.    ...

As an employee what benefits are offered to you by job sharing? As we’ve covered before, employers can really benefit from allowing their employees to...

Bank holidays get a pretty bad press all in all, mainly it has to be said down to the British weathers uncanny ability to rain on anyone's parade with...

Why should you as an employer promote job sharing Job sharing is still a pretty new idea in the grand scheme of things. It’s only within recent years...

Can new fathers also benefit from job sharing? It’s morning time, the wife is already in the kitchen cooking breakfast and the kids are still in bed....

Shock horror! Some mothers prefer going to work than looking after their children.  There are, according to research, many more mums out there than...

Lib Dem business and equalities minister Jo Swinson has previously championed job sharing as a way to attract greater numbers of women into politics and...

Juggling family life with work isnt only an issue that affects women dads suffer too.  Increasingly, many fathers are finding the pressures and time...

According to online dating site Match.com last night represented the UK's busiest yearly moment for lonely hearts sign ups.  The company expected 95%...

So then, new year, new you and all that jazz.  But what if this year really did mark a change for you, a fundamental overhaul of how work impacts on the...

So what Chancellor of the Exchequer in their right mind wouldn’t jump at the chance of adding an extra £90 billion to the annual UK economy?  ...

When you hear the shocking stats of how many people are living in poverty here in the UK, you'd be forgiven for  imagining that they are likely to be...

It seems the struggle for equality for women in the workplace is still prevalent especially around pay and promotion prospects. So rather depressingly a...

A new study shows that even once a woman gains more authority in the workplace, it’s not all plain sailing from there.    The research conducted by the...

New research released by Mumsnet is showing that although the number of family friendly employers is up from 2011, there are still a vast amount of us who...

Everyone knows that shift work is tough, but until now no one knew just how tough.  Recent research shows that 10 years of shift work can age your brain...

Most women know that juggling caring for their children and working is tiring, stressful and sometimes feels like an impossible task, but a new study from...

According to the latest Gender Gap Index from the Geneva-based World Economic Forum, Iceland is the best place on the planet to be a woman. In fact, as has...

We often talk about working part time for an employer but there's also another way of looking at it. If you're starting your own business, there is often...

Nick Clegg has promised to champion fathers by starting a revolution in parental leave.  Last year the Lib Dem leader pushed to introduce shared parental...

Nowhere is the job share flame burning more brightly than amongst the vibrant www.mumsnet.com/jobs community.  Our little ad has seen scores of would be...

What is it about the Scandinavia and the Low Countries when it comes to league tables?  There's barely a survey published on this and that which hasn't...

A new survey is sure to debate about working hours and flexible working. According to research commissioned by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and...

A leading flexible working charity has come up with a simple but brilliant way of making the world of flexi work a whole lot more transparent.  Given that...

 The bearded one is at it again.  After calling for a shorter work week a few months back Sir Richard Branson has made a serious flexible working move. ...

Passengers on South West train routes will have a Share Your Job reminder with them all the way this month.  Our first ad campaign breaks today and we're...

Apparently the number of women in work is rising faster in the UK than any other of the world's most advanced economies.  Figures revealed by the...

Here's our top ten tips for Job Share Success... 1. Making your case – a proposal to your employer might include: Why it is in the best interests of the...

Could you be the most inspiring senior-level professional who working part-time?  Or do you know someone who is - who, in your eyes, really champions part...

Cumbrians are telling us how important work-life balance is to them in a new piece of research carried out.  Even more important than pay and benefits...

Anyone who's ever tried to cover a full time role on a part time basis knows there's often a flaw to the plan.  When the workload doesn't decrease but the...

Can you think of anything nicer than knocking off work early on a summer Friday afternoon?  We can't either.  Autum may be approaching fast but  for...

The flexible working landscape is changing for women - but it's going to take time.  An American sociologist has just found that even old preconceptions...

The recent National Management Salary Survey, published recently told us something we already suspected. Drawing from more than 68,000 British...

Academic Dr Tom Schuller has attacked the working culture that leads to many able and well-qualified women are 'under-promoted and under-paid'  The...

A survey conducted amongst small and medium-sized businesses has showed a mixed picture when it came to the implementation of the flexible working...

Is the legal industry prepared to embrace job sharing to keep their best talent working while they also raise a family?  There's evidence to say they...

Now here's and example of flexible working at it's most successful best.  Part-time postman Charlie Flynn who also doubles up as a boxer, won a gold medal...

Now here's and example of flexible working at it's most successful best.  Part-time postman Charlie Flynn who also doubles up as a boxer, won a gold medal...

Things are hotting up in America where flexible working is concerned. And not before time.  In response to the increasing conflict between work and family...

According to a report compiled by the Georgetown University Law Center, nearly 80% of workers claim they want more access to flexible work options and...

Can you smell that in the air?  No, not that,  It's change, a transformation in the way that we all work.  More and more people are challenging the 9-5,...

An interesting piece of research has caught our eye this week which shows that if your goal is to have a successful work-life balance, certain jobs will...

You wait ages for one billionaire business leader to back flexible working and shorter working weeks and then two come along at once.  In the wake of Sir...

Sir Richard Branson has made his fortune by spotting a trend before the rest and his latest thoughts on technology and flexible working show that the...

The whole concept of the job share is about making your work life balance less of the high wire act which many find juggling home and career to be.  Who...

The Guardian’s head of Women in Leadership Harriet Minter has urged business to do more to actively encourage their staff to work flexibly.  Speaking...

Professor John Ashton, president of the Faculty of Public Health may not be high on your list of modern day heros, but he did something to be much admired...

It takes a lot to stop the seemingly ever trundling conveyor belt at Argos.  But that day happened last Friday - and the reason is an interesting one.  ...

One is Job Sharing  Whisper it, but the most important, prestigious and high profile job in the land is being job shared.  In whats being dubbed the...

So the dust has settled and we all awoke this morning to a flexible working dawn. So what exactly does it all mean? Here's a quick Q&A:   What is flexible...

So the dust has settled and we all awoke this morning to a flexible working dawn. So what exactly does it all mean? Here's a quick Q&A:   What is flexible...

Today's launch of the new flexible working rules went as well as anyone could have hoped for, with the story leading the news across radio and TV news...

It’s that time of year again, when teachers all over the UK are frantically twitching with excitement; waiting for the blissful summer holidays to...

It’s official – we love women’s minister Nicky Morgan! This week, during a webchat on Mumsnet discussing women in politics Mrs Morgan said that...

Many businesses have been talking for what seems like an age about flexible and mobile working but far too often it remains discussed but not...

Here's a good idea.  A new joint initiative from campaign groups Working Families and The Campaign for Better Transport is looking to bring about cheaper...

You might have heard that there's a World Cup going on - and according to a recent survey conducted for YouGov, as many as one in four 25-34-year-old men...

FRANCE BANS EMAILS AFTER 6PM TO HELP IMPROVE WORK LIFE BALANCE How many of us can identify with this scenario: Exhausted, you finally sit down at 9.30pm to...

There's some good news on the horizon. New legislation comes into force at the end of June which sees the right to request flexible working extended to any...

Job sharing is not just for your typical office job – it even stretches to careers in religion, as we noticed this week in The Jewish Chronicle. The...

Lucy Powell - ring any bells? It may not yet, but she is the shadow childcare and children minister and she is calling for a change in office culture where...

Apparently there's a very high profile job share in the offing. Speculation that mayor of London Boris Johnson may seek a return to parliament as an MP in...

Amongst all the political upheaval of the past few months it has been good to see Andrew Marr well and truly back in the thick of it. After suffering from...

FLEXIBLE WORKING MYTH BUSTER Is there anyone who doesn't want the chance to fit a career around their family life rather than the other way round?  ...

We've got news - shareyourjob.com is now live! There might be a few little glitches still to iron out along the way (do let us know if you come across any)...

Job sharing is a simple idea that could change the employment market forever. Sharing a job can allow people to pursue a genuine work-life balance and...