Working Parents

Dr. Priya Kalyanasundaram, Head of Department,Sankara Institute of Management Science(SIMS)

Working parents are the major work force of the organisation. The organisation that fails to deal with higher rates of burnout and turnover can struggle to retain top talent as working parent are more stressed and burnout then parents without children. The mother’s working full time are experiencing 40% more stress than mom with no children, not only women men are also stressed and depressed. The organisation can look into implementing certain factors which can help in reducing the stress.

Flexi working hours

The organisation can provide flexi working hours or work from home options for the working parents as working parents need flexible schedule to balance their work and family. A recent study conducted states that only 8% of employees prefer to work from office while 29% prefer to work from home. Whereas 69% percent prefer hybrid arrangement.

House hold Assistance

       Child care is a huge problem for working mothers and they spend majority of their time cooking, cleaning and taking care of their children. Organisation can provide child care stipends, house hold cleaning stipends and mela kits for their employees apart from their salary  to make their life less stress for the working parents.

Emergency services

             Many times, the working parents take leave as their child may be sick and due to this  they may not be able to look into the responsibilities.  Organisation can provide emergency services so that the employees can be present in their job.

Parenting Loudly

It means not hiding the fact and to be open up  about your child’s doctor appointment, games, Parents meeting etc.

Day to day life pressures have contributed to stress and burnout for the working parents and the pandemic has been a great challenge for the parents. Organisation can provide support to the employees to reduce stress among working parents.