Campaigners want working parents and carers to be given legal protection against discrimination
9 January 2021 • 9:13am
The beginning of the Covid vaccine rollout promised hope of relief for jaded workers from the trials of 2020. One week in and the reality is less appealing than the aspirations.
Surging Covid-19 case numbers and a new national lockdown have dashed hopes of a swift return to workplaces. For parents, the closure of schools presents an additional challenge.
Employment experts say companies should make it their business to ensure staff are supported as they juggle homeschooling and other caring responsibilities with their professional duties.
Claire McCartney at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, the professional body for HR managers, says companies’ handling of the situation will affect employees motivation and loyalty [and] how they feel about the organisation”.
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