When 6,290 Australian parents and carers were surveyed on how they manage their work and family commitments, 62% of them reported having significant difficulties managing their physical and mental health due to the competing pressures.
That was in July 2019. Within a year, how we work, parent, teach and care would dramatically change.
We learned, back in 2019 thanks to the Working Families Report, that 46% of respondents believe an employee’s commitment to their job is questioned if they used family-friendly work arrangements. Thirty-eight percent of respondents said they wanted more access to caring support from an employer, and one in two said their parental leave was “two short” – including 57% of fathers and 33% of mothers.
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