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Asar es ul t ,72% f eart hei rempl oy er ’ sr eac t i oni ft heyas k edf orf l ex i bl ewor k i ng.

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Ri c har dCahi l l hasbl oggedabouthi sex per i enc esasadadl ook i ngt of i nd mor ef l ex i bl ewor k i ng.Hes ay s :“ If oundt hes ear c hf oraf l ex i bl epar tt i mer ol e asadadr eal l ydi f f i c ul tasIs t r uggl edagai ns ts omer eal l ybac k war dat t i t udes t owar dsmenwor k i ngf l ex i bl y .I nt er v i ewer swoul dques t i onwhatmywi f ewas doi ngandwhyi thadt obemepi c k i ngupt hec hi l dr enf r om s c hool !Ipas s i onat el ybel i ev et hatnewf l ex i bl er ol ess houl dbeav ai l abl et oal l andt hatat t i t udes aboutmenwor k i ngf l ex i bl yneedt oc hange,whi c hi swhyIs uppor tWor k i ngdads . c o. uk . ”

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Ther e’ sac ul t ur al s hi f tneededac r os si ndus t r yt or ef l ec tt hec hangi ngs hapeof f ami l yt oday ,andIhopemor ef i ndi ngsf r om s ur v ey sl i k et hi sWor k i ngdads . c o. uk onec anhel pc r eat et hats t epc hange. ” Gi l l i anNi s s i m,f ounderofWor k i ngdads . c o. uk ,s ai d:“ Wear ek eent obui l di nt he s uc c es sofWor k i ngmums . c o. ukandr ef l ec tc hangesi nwhatmoder nf ami l i es want .WhenIl aunc hedWor k i ngmums . c o. uk12y ear sagot heappet i t ef orf l ex i bl e newr ol eswasc omi ngal mos tex c l us i v el yf r om women.Thathasc hanged.Our s ur v eys howst hatdadswantmor et i mewi t ht hei rc hi l dr en,mor eequal par ent i ng andempl oy er swhoac k nowl edget hat .Moder nf ami l yl i f ei saj oi ntendeav our ,wi t h gr eat erequal i t yathomeenabl i nggr eat erequal i t yatwor k ,andt hewor k pl ac e needst or ef l ec tt hat .I t ’ sawi nwi n–f orf ami l i esandf orempl oy er s . ” Har r i etHouns el l ,Mc Donal d’ sUK&I r el andChi efPeopl eOf f i c er ,c omment ed: “ Hav i ngwor k edwi t hWor k i ngmumsf oranumberofy ear s ,we’ r epl eas edt obe s pons or i ngt hel aunc hoft heWor k i ngdadss i t e.I t ’ si mpor t antf orust oc hampi on ev er y oneatwor k–t oof f erpr ogr es s i onanddev el opmentoppor t uni t i esf oral l – butal s of l ex i bi l i t ys ot hatwor kc anf i tar oundl i f e;whet hermums ,dads ,s t udent sor c ar er s .Wor k i ngdads . c o. uk ,asar es our c ef orf at her satwor korget t i ngi nt oempl oy ment ,wi l l nodoubtbeani mpor t anthubf oradv i c eandgui danc e,aswel l as c hampi oni ngt hei s s uest hatmat t er–asabus i nes swear edel i ght edt obewor k i ngt oget her . " * Formor ei nf or mat i on,c ont ac tMandyGar neronmandy . gar ner @wor k i ngmums . c o. ukorr i ng07789106435

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