Getting you job ready
THE LifeWorks Families employment support programme could be just the thing you need to kickstart your job search or launch your new career.
It’s been designed by people who understand the challenges being an ...
On track for training
MANY spouses and partners find themselves considering starting or changing their career path. AFF Employment & Training Specialist Laura Lewin offers advice on training courses…
I frequently receive en...
Forces spouses face employment discrimination
MILITARY spouses are hiding their military connections when applying for jobs, a new study from Barclays has revealed.
The research from the Barclays AFTER (Armed Forces Transition, Employment & Resett...
Flex in the system
In May last year, Army&You spoke to people on the Flexible Duties Trial (FDT). Almost a year on, the FDT will soon close and has been replaced by the introduction of a new policy – Flexible Service (FS). Ar...
Building business skills
A GROUP of Armed Forces widows are set to develop their business ideas thanks to a bespoke course run by start-up X-Forces Enterprise Community Interest Company (XFE).
The idea came about when X-Forces...
Accessible accountancy
Chartered accountant Nadia Hossen Mamode admits that she wasn’t quite prepared when she married into Forces life. Five years, four moves, three jobs, two children and a new patch later, she realised that straig...
Turning passion into profit
Running your own business is hard work, time-consuming and sometimes risky, but it can also give you flexibility, fulfilment and independence. So how do you create a company and how do you make it pay? We spoke...
Empowering enterprise
When it comes to juggling business and Army life, mum-of-four Christine Dedman is a bit of a marvel. And the good news is she spends her working time enabling other military spouses and partners to set up their...
Build a new career
IF YOU are looking for a new career or your soldier is preparing to leave the Army, it’s worth looking at Building Heroes, a charity providing free training to the entire military family.
Its aim is to tac...
Tweaking your tax
Jo Plews and her husband and daughter are posted in Canada for three years. With employment being quite difficult to secure or low paid, Jo decided that applying for the Marriage Tax Allowance seemed the logica...