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There are links for:

• Flexible working
• Setting up a business
• Work life balance
• Downshifting
• Working mothers
• Managing stress
• Career change
• Happiness
• General advice

Flexible working

An introduction to flexible working & work-life balance.

Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory reform – Flexible working & work-life Balance

The UK Official Graduate Careers Website-Flexible working: What advantages, disadvantages and what it is

Advice leaflet – the right to apply for flexible working & a short guide for employers, working parents & Careers

Practical advice for business on the benefits of flexible working

Website to buy books online – flexible working

Guide from The British Chamber of Commerce – latest edition: flexible working, good business and how small firms are doing it.

Setting up a business

Website to buy books online – setting up a business

HM Revenue & Customs practical advice for starting up a business for beginners.

A no-nonsense guide & practical advice for business.

Booklet about the requirements of the incorporation of private ltd companies, public ltd companies and unlimited companies – explaining the difference and giving guidance

Work life balance

Gives information on surveys, articles, news, books, useful sites & courses

Aims to help UK organizations implement and continuously improve work-life strategies.

A fact sheet, which gives an introductory guidance on work-life balance, considers the business case & the employer’s point of view.

The TUC website to find research and campaign material for a better work-life balance

Article on work –life balance; rhetoric v reality – an independent report commissioned by UNISON

Website to buy books online – setting up a business

Downshifting

Website to buy books online – Essential guidance about downshifting

Campaign info for the ‘Downshifting Week’ – 2008 to help slow down pace & enjoy life more.

A True Life- Style story published – In Quest for Quality of Life that People are seeking voluntary simplicity.

Blog on Moving from a life-style based on consumerism and high income towards reduced income and expenditures to spend more time doing important things, like family.

Working mothers

Website to buy books online – To help and advice working mothers.

Website to buy books online – working mothers survival guide.

Webzine, which advises on work-life balance, women in business, health, childcare, parenting, finance and many more.

BBC News online article about mothers at work and the guilt factor.

News article about young mothers being discriminated against in the workplace.

Working families is a campaigning charity, which supports and gives advice to working parents & carers.

Managing stress

Fact sheets & booklets for many subjects, Mind guide to managing stress, Understanding Mind, Making sense.

BBC Mental Health and Emotional Stress

Human Resources website – information given on managing stress at work.

Career change

Website to buy books online – Career Change.

Online tips which can be downloaded about inspiration, confidence and connections for your career change.

Online article about coaching & career changes.

Free resources to help you evaluate your career.

Website to buy books online – Career Change.

Happiness

Website to buy books online – Happiness.

Website to buy books online – to source, browse, authors, subjects & Titles.

General Advice

Advice website for business, Advisors & professionals on Human Rights issue sin the workplace.

An independent non-profit organisation that provides free information, advice & guidance on the whole spectrum of pensions.