WATCH I contributed to this webinar on how employers can help their people through the cost of living crisis. I explained how in-work poverty plays out in the UK today…
Sarah JacksonOctober 13, 2022
This is a regularly updated collection of my commentary and insight, in articles, webinars and other formats. It is in date order, most recent first, and you can also sort it by selecting a category or by searching on key word tags located in the side-bar or at the foot of the page if you are using a mobile.
READ Jacob Rees-Mogg’s appointment as Secretary of State has caused consternation on many fronts. Dubious climate credentials aside, his ideas about what makes a good boss mean his appointment has…
Sarah JacksonOctober 12, 2022
READ Childcare is a critical problem for working parents. Employers need not leave support to the government - there are many interventions they can make, whatever their budget. The long…
Sarah JacksonAugust 4, 2022
READ In the 20 years since UK fathers were given two weeks’ paid paternity leave, attitudes about fathers’ roles at home have changed considerably, yet what is on offer remains…
Sarah JacksonJuly 5, 2022
WATCH At the Rosa Fund summer conference I talked to Halaleh Taheri from the Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation about her successful campaign to ban virginity testing in the…
Sarah JacksonJune 29, 2022
LISTEN I was interviewed by Jane Johnson for the Careering into Motherhood podcast. She got me thinking back about what has changed for working mothers over the past 40 years and what still has…
Sarah JacksonJune 23, 2022
READ I enjoyed talking to Mandy Garner who interviewed me for WM People about trends in hybrid. I contrast grudging hybrid, hedged around with rules, with the approach that sees the well being, recruitment,…
Sarah JacksonApril 27, 2022
WATCH The ever-insightful Jennifer Liston-Smith agreed to be cross-examined by me about this year's Modern Families Index. I wanted to know more about the findings, and especially what we could…
Sarah JacksonApril 14, 2022