taking a career break, gap year, careers advice

Dovetail Diary: Taking a Career Break

Following the first instalment of our Dovetail Diary ‘Life Stories’ from Laura, it’s Francesca’s turn! Did you ever take a gap year to go travelling? If it’s something you didn’t ever get around to it’s not too late. What’s to stop you taking a career break now for a year? If you have no major

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work life balance

Key stats on the ‘work-life (im)balance’

It’s National Work-Life week:  2nd Oct-6th Oct. A great opportunity for working families and their employers to focus on well-being at work and the work-life balance. We thought we’d look at some of the key issues facing the UK workforce as we strive to get it right – it’s fair to say getting the work-life balance has become

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company holiday policies

Holiday Policies – the good and the bad!

As we enter the start of the holiday season, we thought we’d look at the pros and the cons of the holiday season and the impact it can have on business and employees. We all know how important it is to have time out, to recharge and get away from the everyday humdrum and stresses

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