GENERAL NEWS
NEARLY three quarters of working parents say they would look for new employment if they were required to come into the office five-days a week...
According to new research from International Workplace Group, 74% working parents would move on from their job if they had to commute to a central office each workday...
89% of survey respondents said they were now closer to their children due to the introduction of hybrid working, with 92% reporting to be more present and 86% saying their family’s quality of...
90% of working parents reported that hybrid working has enabled them to have a better work/life balance, particularly leaving more time for family activities...
67% of parents reported to having more time for breakfast together, 54% reported they now had time to get children ready for school and 53% to do the school run...
While after school, working parents are enabled to regularly help their children with homework (46%), with 49% eating dinner with their family...
With 39% of working saying the lack of work/life balance was the most significant factor in leading them to consider leaving their job or the workforce entirely...
Parents now have an extra five hours a week on average to spend with their families, or 260 hours a year or an additional hour every working day. With 23% of parents reporting more than...
“The ongoing and irreversible shift to hybrid working is having a transformative impact on the lives of millions of people globally,” said Mark Dixon, CEO at International Workplace Group...
“This latest research highlights how parents working in the hybrid model are enjoying a significantly improved work/life balance. Instead of wasting hours commuting long distances daily...
With 56% reporting that they would struggle to pay for the childcare services required to cover a full five-day working week if they were required to commute to and work in a central office...
“With parents currently making up 40% of the workforce, organisations that overlook this shift to the hybrid model risk falling behind and will struggle to attract...
This latest survey comes after research that found the flexibility of hybrid working had allowed over half of surveyed working women to pursue promotions or...