Expert warns employers need to better connect with the new reality for working parents

With all UK employers now asking people who can to work from home and all schools and nurseries closing for the majority as of the end of today - life is about to get very challenging for working parents.

In a recent survey of working parents, less than half (45 per cent) said they would be able to work from home if the schools closed, yet seven in 10 employers said they would encourage staff to work from home in the event of school closures.*

Business culture and remote working expert, Jane Sparrow, says the data suggests a worrying disconnect between employers and working parents on what is going to be feasible over the coming weeks and months.

Read the full press release at: https://pressat.co.uk/releases/expert-warns-employers-need-to-better-connect-with-the-new-reality-for-working-parents-884e0f21b95779a083f8ec2920540e1c/