Tag: Working Parents
Single mothers earn 53% less than the average man!
On Single Parents’ Day, data reveals single fathers earn 32% less than the ‘average’ man, while women fare even worse, with single mothers earning 53% less.
Read MoreMark Catchlove: How can we better support mothers in the workplace?
Discover the concerns of working mothers, alongside quality advice to ensure they get the support they need to enjoy a successful career while raising a family.
Read MoreEmployers need to consider better support for working dads
New research highlights that working dads need greater support in the workplace to successfully juggle all their responsibilities.
Read MoreCydnie Maude: How companies can better support the wellbeing of working parents
Whether your employees are seeking flexibility or assistance with nursery expenses, businesses have the potential to do better for working parents.
Read MoreHelen Sachdev: Leaders! Support your working parents: here’s how
It’s nearly impossible for two working parents to both achieve a fulfilling career, with mums – as the assumed primary caregivers – left paying the highest price.
Read MoreDr Julia Lyons: Ways to support employees with parental burnout
In this article, we look at how you can differentiate between normal levels of stress and tiredness, and parental burnout in working parents.
Read MoreMajor studies reveal significant backward steps for working parents
Just 20% of working parents have access to parenting support within their benefits, while a staggering 20% do not receive any employee benefits at all!
Read More53% surge in emergency mental health cases among children
The recent NHS data has laid bare a “devastating explosion” of mental illness among children in England, a worrying trend for parents throughout the UK.
Read MoreVicky Walker: Getting working parents the support they deserve to have a fulfilling career
There are 11.5 million working parents in Great Britain and it is becoming increasingly important for them to manage their careers along with parental duties.
Read MoreAlison Green: How a psychologically safe workplace will help your working parents thrive
When parents feel psychologically safe, they are more likely to use the initiatives, benefits and support mechanisms that have been put in place to support them.
Read MoreMichelle Robinson Hayes: Seven powerful steps to a resilient mindset for parents
With parents facing so many challenges, it’s important for you, as an organisation, to consider how you can help build on their resilience stores.
Read MoreSinead Hall: Parental Mental Health Day – how employers can bolster support for working parents
This Parental Mental Health Day, it’s worth taking a look at how you are actively supporting those with parental responsibilities in your business.
Read More- Sarah Baldry: Why mental health is an economic issue – and what businesses can do about it
- Katie Boon: Storytelling – a catalyst for workplace wellbeing
- Yosof Ewing: Why aren’t leaders talking about mental health in the construction and trade industries?
- Gavin Bryce: 10 confidence-boosting tactics for leaders that cost nothing
- Charlotte Rooney: It’s time to change how we think about promotions