Returning Mum Survey | August 2024 | 942 mums surveyed
Returning Mum Survey | August 2024 | 942 mums surveyed
“It was the most vulnerable I’ve ever felt, professionally. I remember I asked my boss for a 1:1 on my first day back, but he felt a senior team meeting (with other people present) would be sufficient. I remember also him asking me “so what are you going to do today?” – a total expectation that I’d just hit the ground running.”
Anonymous: Returning mum
Nurturing mums when they first return to work. Providing emotional support during this vulnerable time in a woman’s life.
Connecting you with other mums returning to work at the same time giving you peer to peer support every step of the way.
Grow your network in your field of work with other working mums. Support each other and help each other thrive.
Networking with kids is hard. The Returning Mum App automatically connects you to Mums in your industry.
Been made redundant or stuck in a role because of flexibility or part time hours – don’t think you’ll get this with a different employer? Find employers that value you and are committed to being a family friendly employer.
70% of returning mums stay in the same role for 3-4 years after returning from maternity as they “make it work” with the part-time or flexible working they have negotiated. This reduces both their career progression and earning potential. A University College London study found that women earn about 45% of what they would have earned without children in the first six years after giving birth.
54,000 women are made redundant every year after returning to work after maternity leave. The office of national statics stats 100,000-200,000 people are made redundant every year. That means some years more than 50% of all redundancies in the UK are mothers returning from maternity leave.
If you feel stuck or having been made redundant we are are committed to bringing you employment options. We only display jobs from family friendly employers. All jobs include the employers policies on Flexible working | Remote/Hybrid | Sick Pay | Maternity | Paternity
Returning Mum Re-onboarding Toolkit includes template documents, checklist and guides to give businesses the tools they need to create a great return to work experience. A bad return to work experience made returning mums 64% less loyal to their employer. Recruitment, finding good talent and onboarding is a huge cost to a business. Why not nurture the talent you have by supporting your returning employees with a structured re-onboarding process, that supports them as they adjust back into their role.
Returning Mum Buddy App connects mums with other mums returning to work at the same time. This creates a peer to peer support network that they can lean on. 80% of returning mums said their biggest concern returning to work was managing both roles as mum and worker. 69% of mums felt anxious and 71% felt guilt at leaving their child and returning to work. This is a transition period in both the child and mums life and can be an emotional time. 55% of mums said one of their biggest challenges returning to work was their emotional and mental health. 77% of returning mums who had a support network said they found it helped them.
Returning Mum online management training course gives managers the tools they need to successfully re-onboard their returning employees. We surveyed over 900 mums who had returned to work in that last 4 years after adoption or maternity leave. 63% had a bed return to work experience. The main reason for a bad return to work experience was due to an unsupportive manager which resulted in 26% of returning mums leaving their job even if the company/organisation had family friendly policies in place. Management training reduces staff turnover, increases productivity and helps foster a family friendly work culture for your brand.
Returning Mum Re-onboarding Toolkit includes template documents, checklist and guides to give businesses the tools they need to create a great return to work experience. A bad return to work experience made returning mums 64% less loyal to their employer. Recruitment, finding good talent and onboarding is a huge cost to a business. Why not nurture the talent you have by supporting your returning employees with a structured re-onboarding process, that supports them as they adjust back into their role.
Returning Mum Buddy App connects mums with other mums returning to work at the same time. This creates a peer to peer support network that they can lean on. 80% of returning mums said their biggest concern returning to work was managing both roles as mum and worker. 69% of mums felt anxious and 71% felt guilt at leaving their child and returning to work. This is a transition period in both the child and mums life and can be an emotional time. 55% of mums said one of their biggest challenges returning to work was their emotional and mental health. 77% of returning mums who had a support network said they found it helped them.
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“I got made redundant. Never happened to me before. I also got demoted shortly after returning and my male colleagues at the same level were promoted.”
Anonymous: Returning mum
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Short 5 minute guided breathing exercise to reset your and boost energy. Perfect for boosting your energy for work after a long sleepless night, or giving yourself an energy boost to reset before picking up your little one.
Guided by Marc Dimitrov Somatic movement education teacher and Reiki Master
Short 5 minute guided breathing exercise to reset your and boost energy. Perfect for boosting your energy for work after a long sleepless night, or giving yourself an energy boost to reset before picking up your little one.
Guided by Marc Dimitrov Somatic movement education teacher and Reiki Master
Short 5 minute guided breathing exercise to reset your and boost energy. Perfect for boosting your energy for work after a long sleepless night, or giving yourself an energy boost to reset before picking up your little one.
Guided by Marc Dimitrov Somatic movement education teacher and Reiki Master
Our Mission is simply: To nurture, support and empower all working mums.
Our Vision: To create the world’s largest network platform for working mums. In numbers we can drive change; where family friendly workplaces become the norm and women are not penalised in their career for having children.
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