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For Employers · Workforce and retention

Why Do Mothers Leave Work After Maternity Leave?

85% of women in a UK survey left full-time work within 3 years of a first child. Read the evidence on why mothers leave and what employers can change.

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For Employers · Workforce and retention

How to Keep Mothers in the Workforce: What Works

How to keep mothers in the workforce: what ONS, OECD and peer-reviewed research show on flexibility, childcare and leave, and what UK employers can do.

· 7 min read

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For Employers · Workforce and retention

Employer Childcare Support UK: What Employers Can Offer

What can UK employers do about childcare costs? Tax rules, funded hours, workplace nurseries, sick child cover and what the evidence says on retention.

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For Employers · Workforce and retention

Employee Assistance Programme Maternity Support: UK Guide

Does your employee assistance programme support maternity? See what UK evidence says about EAP reach, and the questions HR can ask a provider before leave.

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