20th November 2024 6:31 pm
The Working for an MP website is a resource for anyone working for a British Member of Parliament or with an interest in how Parliament works. You can read about the site’s history, or get in touch with suggestions or feedback, or find out about the help and advice available to staff from the House of Commons, including the IGCS Behaviour Code. It is also home to the UK’s largest listing of political jobs, at w4mpjobs.
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For information on the New Parliament Fair, please visit https://parlinet.parliament.uk/information-resources/news-newsletters-notices/news/2024/october/new-parliament-fair/
Latest News
- Do jelly babies count as treating?If you’re at the Parliament Fair come and see w4mp in the atrium of Portcullis House.. we’ve got beermats, stickers, lollies and jelly babies.
- IPSA Consultation – please respondIPSA has launched a new consultation: ‘Supporting trust in democracy in the new Parliament’. IPSA is consulting on proposed changes to how it regulates and publish MPs’ funding, including changes to the Scheme of MPs’ Staffing and Business Costs. It’s really important…
- Calling all Women CouncillorsAll councillors in the Elect Her community are invited to Join Us Bring a coffee☕/ tea 🍵/ drink🥛🍸of your choice! Choose a time that best matches your schedule… Thursday 21st November, at 1-2pm and also 7-8pm If you haven’t already told us…
- How to become a Member of the Scottish ParliamentAn Online Workshop with Elect Her On Wednesday 27th November Join our workshop to help you prepare to stand in 2026. You’ll also hear from current politicians – on what it is like to stand, win and be an MSP! We are grateful to…
- How to be a Member of the SeneddAn Online Workshop with Elect Her On Wednesday 20th November We are running the event at both – 12pm and 7pm – so choose the time that works for you! At 12pm – 13.30pm – we’ll be joined by Natasha Asghar MS,…
- Finding balance: Mastering the Art of Work-Life HarmonyThe Wellness Working Group is excited to share the below in-person session that The House is hosting during the New Parliament Fair https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=2294 Please do take a look at what we feel will be a really helpful session Title: Finding balance: Mastering…
w4mp and ParliNet
ParliNet, available to those with a parliamentary login, contains everything you need to stay connected to the parliamentary community. Use it to find information like catering menus, events, contact numbers, and the latest news. If you find any links on w4mp to the old intranet, please let us know.
To access the hotlines on Parlinet you can follow this direct link. To search the document use the SharePoint search box by typing CTRL-F / CMD-F.
Are you OK?
Are you OK? How are you coping? Do you need to talk to someone?
An MP’s office can be a busy and stressful environment at the best of times, and over the past few weeks, staff have been under a lot of extra pressure.
The work we do can put a strain on our mental health and wellbeing, and we can often feel isolated. If you are finding it difficult to cope, or just need someone to talk to, or somewhere to offload, please remember that help is available.
The Wellness Working Group offers lots of useful information advice and you can access their hub here: https://hopuk.sharepoint.com/sites/hct-wellbeinghub
Please ring the helpline and talk to someone. It’s what it’s there for.
Health Assured provides an independent support service to MPs’ staff, it is completely confidential, free and can be accessed 24/7 by phone, online portal and app. You can access support for any issue you are struggling with, it doesn’t have to be work related. Look here for further information, their helpline number and a link to access the service: https://hopuk.sharepoint.com/sites/hct-wellbeinghub/SitePages/What-suport-is-there-.aspx
What we do at w4mp
Read a welcome to the site from Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons
Archived guides can be found on the w4mp archive. They should not be relied on as expressions of current practice.
Our humourous alt.guides can be found on alt.w4mp.org, along with an archive of Hoby cartoons.
“The MPs’ assistants and researchers walk at twice the pace of everyone else and their eyes burn twice as fiercely” John Crace, The Guardian, 14 May 2015
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