Childcare | Parents lose THIS many productive work days

Over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, a top concern for HR has been ensuring the wellbeing of working parents.

When lockdown periods were announced, schools temporarily closed their doors meaning that those with children were left juggling homeschooling, childcare and professional commitments.

New research conducted by Cleo, recently released in ‘The State of Working Parents Study’ covering Q3 of 2020, found that parents are still losing two full days each week as a result of their childcare responsibilities.

And it seems that a lack of childcare has been the biggest impact on working parents over the past months. In June the report found that 65% of families were without childcare coverage, compared to 50% in April, with only 15% of families having consistent childcare coverage. 20% had some partial or temporary coverage.