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Cryptocurrency News Articles
Parents are quitting their jobs or cutting their hours because they can't find affordable childcare, study finds
Oct 07, 2024 at 11:39 pm
The study, which involved 3,000 employed parents of children up to the age of 11, highlights the challenges parents are facing.
A recent study by Working Families has highlighted the challenges faced by employed parents of children under 11, with a significant focus on the difficulties in accessing affordable and reliable childcare.
The study, which surveyed 3,000 employed parents, found that 31% had requested flexible working arrangements to help them manage their childcare responsibilities. Almost a quarter (24%) said they relied on partners or other family members who had reduced their paid work or quit their jobs to help with childcare. Additionally, 16% stated that difficulties in securing childcare had deterred them from applying for new positions.
Despite the support available, 46% of parents found it challenging to establish boundaries between their professional and personal lives. Jane van Zyl, CEO of Working Families, said: "Accessing affordable and reliable childcare has become a significant challenge for many families."
"A lot of parents are struggling to balance work and family life due to limited availability, rising costs, and long waiting lists. It's not just an inconvenience - it's a barrier that impacts career opportunities, financial stability, and overall well-being."
The research also found that 75% of parents regularly worked overtime, with 23% claiming it was the only way to manage their workload. Around 28% adopted flexible hours, while 20% had no flexible arrangements in place.
Despite 62% of parents saying their employer cared about their work-life balance, 51% had previously refrained from applying for a job because it didn't offer flexibility. This was important for managing childcare responsibilities (63%), spending quality time with family (46%), and reducing the overall cost (45%).
The study also showed that parents believed flexible working had led to the development of new skills (61%) and increased loyalty to their current employer (73%).
Anna Whitehouse, a campaigner for flexible working and ambassador for Working Families, also known as Mother Pukka, said: "This is the reality for so many parents we're stuck in a cycle where childcare is either unaffordable or unavailable, forcing families to make impossible choices."
"Parents are cutting back their hours or missing out on job opportunities just to get by day-to-day. The system, as it stands, doesn't work."
"If we truly want to support families, we need workplaces that make it possible for parents to manage the balancing act of work and childcare, without having to sacrifice their own wellbeing."
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