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Happy Job Sharing & Caring Father's Day!

Posted by: Brian Stanislas MBE, Edward Barker and Brian Day, Posted on: 14 June 2019 - Categories: A great place to work, Diversity and inclusion, Health & Wellbeing
Edward Barker with his two daughters

To mark Father's Day, Civil Service Job Share Finder Product Manager Brian Stanislas introduces the stories of two fathers, one a job sharer, the other who combines work with being a carer.

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New guidance for enjoying the benefits of shared parental leave

Posted by: Rupert McNeil, Government Chief People Officer, Civil Service Human Resources, Cabinet Office, Posted on: 28 September 2018 - Categories: A great place to work, Civil Service Leaders

Government Chief People Officer Rupert McNeil introduces the new guidance, and a civil servant talks of his experience of Shared Parental Leave.

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Keeping in touch helps me feel like me

Posted by: Louise Miller, Posted on: 6 July 2018 - Categories: A great place to work

Louise Miller of Government Digital Service describes how she's stayed in contact with the world of work during maternity leave, and how this has helped her.

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Be a parent or pursue a career? I choose to do both

Posted by: Jamie Turner, Posted on: 15 March 2018 - Categories: A great place to work, Diversity and inclusion, Smarter working
Father and young daughter on river boat

Career or children? Jamie Turner explains why it needn't be a choice.

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Shared parental leave experiences

Posted by: Rupert McNeil, Government Chief People Officer, Civil Service Human Resources, Cabinet Office, Posted on: 12 February 2018 - Categories: A great place to work, Civil Service Leaders
Father and baby son by Tower Bridge

To coincide with a new campaign encouraging more people to take advantage of shared parental leave, Rupert McNeil introduces three examples of civil servants who did just that.

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Shared Parental Leave: a dad’s experience

Posted by: Steve Marshall, Posted on: 23 May 2016 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Shared Parental Leave logo

Steve Marshall of MOJ Digital recounts his experience - the joys and challenges - of shared parental leave and why he'd recommend it to expectant parents.

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Shared parental leave: more options for parents

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 7 April 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Our Civil Service
Shared Parental Leave logo

Shared Parental Leave campaign poster At the beginning of the year I shared my views on the immediate priorities for the Civil Service. One of those was to increase opportunities...

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