Work

As single parents we already work, bringing up our children and running the home but when people talk about single parents going to work they usually mean ‘paid work’ outside the home.
It is likely that if you start work you will need some form of childcare, what type depends very much on the age and the needs of your children. Whether or not you are comfortable with putting your children in childcare is a personal decision.
Work life balance is, as its name suggests, about trying to get a balance between the amount of time spent at work and away from work
The Statement of Fitness for Work, or 'fit note, will replace the traditional sick note from 6 April 2010.