Thinking Ahead: Real Stories

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When Achieving Pregnancy is Your First ‘Challenge’

Trying for a baby is an intimate topic and one that doesn’t usually hold a place in work conversations. But what about..

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Pregnancy Enhanced My Career (Honestly!)

Before I got pregnant, I only heard negative stories about motherhood affecting careers – inflexible working hours,..

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The Journey to Receiving my Twins by Egg Donation

Becoming a parent is often not the simple and straightforward process that many individuals hope and expect it to be...

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Concerned About How Parenthood Could Impact Your Career?

If you are working and have plans to have children one day, you have probably already looked around your organisation..

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Why Work Needs to Value Dads

Dads, does the family financial burden fall mainly on your shoulders or are you able to share it with your partner? Do..

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Why I Took Four Months of Paternity Leave

Why Every Dad Should Have the Same Opportunity When my daughter was born, I did something that most British dads can..

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Real Stories: Becoming a Sole-Parent

Welcome to our series of ‘Real Stories’ where we’re fortunate to have a snapshot into the personal lives of working..

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How Women Can Take Control of Their Finances

Learn from a financial coach and money mentor how to overcome common financial challenges and achieve your financial..

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Real Stories: Becoming a first-time parent to twins

Welcome to our series of ‘Real Stories’ where we provide a snapshot into the personal lives of working parents in the..

Key Conversations to Have With Your Partner Before Becoming Parents

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Co-Parenting: Key Conversations to Have With Your Partner

Studies show that advanced economies today have more families with both parents working than ever before.  Dual-career..

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What You Should Know Before Having a Family - a Dad's perspective

Welcome to our series of ‘Real Stories’ where we’re fortunate to have a snapshot into the personal lives of working..

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Surrogacy

Jim Ford, a Law Firm Partner, tells his story and gives his advice to others thinking about surrogacy. He also shares..

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Advice If You’re Thinking About IVF, Adoption or Surrogacy

Whether through choice or circumstance, more people than ever before are starting a family through IVF, surrogacy or..

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Managing Your Career as a Dual-Career Couple

Pedro Martins, Chief Growth Officer at Total Media, talks to Geraldine, founder and CEO of ECC, on how he and his wife,..

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Real Stories: Dads & Working From Home

Welcome to our series of ‘Real Stories’ where we’re fortunate to have a snapshot into the personal lives of working..

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Parents Questionnaire

At ECC we’re proud to have worked with thousands of parents over the years. We’ve seen the importance of having good..

How Macfarlanes LLP Supports Their Working Parents

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Parental Transition

Working Life As A Parent

Managing Your Career Whilst Caring For Others

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