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News & EventsNEWS - 30 Nov 09 - 'End of nuclear family' forecast - The nuclear family is breaking down as children are increasingly raised by relations other than their parents, a government-backed parenting group says. The Family and Parenting Institute says grandparents, aunts and uncles are helping out more as parents struggle to cope with marital breakdown and work.One in four children is now brought up in a one-parent household, the vast majority of which are led by mothers. Soon there would be no typical family model, the institute suggested. Chief executive of the institute, Dr Katherine Rake, said "families were pulling society in multiple directions, between work and home life, singleness and cohabitation and marriage, between growing older and forming families across our many cultural divides". More at: news.bbc.co.uk Linking pay to length of service is unfair to women who take time off to have children, Court rules. Employers will have to justify linking pay to length of service if this has a disproportionate impact on women who take time off to raise children, following a Court of Appeal ruling. In the case, Christine Wilson, an inspector with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), claimed her employer's pay agreement was unfair in linking pay to length of service for up to 10 years. The HSE's agreement meant three male colleagues on the same level as Wilson were paid more than her for doing equivalent work. The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) argued that linking pay to length of service disadvantages women who take time out to raise children and so do not have the same continuous length of service as men. The Court of Appeal agreed. More at: www.hrmagazine.co.uk Looking for a way to give something back when you Christmas shop? Here's our annual roundup of the best online shops for charities... Previous News & EventsFebruary 2010November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 January 2009 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 January 2008 January 2008 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 January 2005 January 2005 January 2005 |
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