With the number of employed parents growing, the pressures they’re under are increasing, too – but there are ways to lighten the load. Catherine Oliver, author of Working Parents-to-be , gets you clued up about your rights..
. As parents and employees, we all tend to have similar worries. I work with mums and dads every day, and concerns about progressing in a job, how to approach difficult conversations with an employer, and feelings of guilt or a drop in confidence are probably the three most talked-about topics.
With the number of employed parents – and working mothers, in particular – increasing, these challenges are affecting more people. In fact, more than 75% of mums in the UK were employed in 2021, up from 66% in 2002, according to the Office for National Statistics. READ MORE ON PARENTING More often now, both parents work full-time, while more than half of working lone parents are in a full-time job.
The ways families operate are changing, and both government and employers are recognising the need for change and to provide more support. Here’s how to get up to speed with what help is available, so you can cope with being both a worker and a parent. New parents About to become a parent for the first time in the near future? There are five key pay options from the government.
Most read in Health Statutory Maternity Pay and Statutory Paternity Pay are the two main types. There is also Maternity Allowance for the self-employed (the amount you receive depends on .