Just 14% of working parents feel supported by their employee benefits package, according to research by REC Parenting, an online platform that offers support to parents.
Working parents could be squeezed out of the workforce thanks to the government's confusing and understaffed free childcare scheme, experts have warned.
Having to take time off work is parents’ second highest concern when their child is in hospital, according to research from MetLife UK, an insurance and employee benefits provider.
A petition has been started for a statutory requirement for employers to offer career breaks for parents with a seriously ill child, but some have questioned the practicality of such a policy.
Traditionally, baby bonding leave consists of time and money. The amount of time and money depends on the company policy of course and employers have been praised when they increase these.
The percentage of parents with children aged 0 to 4 who find it difficult to pay for childcare has increased from under a quarter in 2021 (24%) to around a third (32%) in 2022, according to new...
It is that time of year again when children are eagerly awaiting the long summer break from school and many working parents are faced with the nightmare of both trying to find suitable holiday...
According to the World Health Organisation, almost one in five women will experience a mental health condition during pregnancy or in the year after the birth of their children.
Working parents’ confidence in their ability to progress has grown thanks to the spread of flexible work, according to new research.
After an overwhelming vote for strike action by teachers, schools in England and Wales will close for seven days in February and March meaning working parents will have to arrange alternative...
The employment rate for lone parents in the UK dropped to 66.4% between April and June 2022, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
A staffing crisis in UK nurseries and spiralling costs of childcare has meant half (51%) of parents have been unable to meet their summer childcare needs.
