Tips for balancing childcare and working from home
With the announcement of the Department for Education that all pupils in England will be expected to return to class full-time in September, there have been a lot of mixed responses. We carried out a poll on Twitter to find out how many parents are actually planning to send their child back to school in September, and 63% of respondents answered ‘No’. So far during 2020 it has been pretty much impossible to predict the future and plan adequately, so who knows when your children will return to school and you will be able to devote yourself fully to working from home? In the event that this isn’t for quite a while, we’ve put together a few tips to help balance work and childcare.
Ruby Magpie founder speaks about balancing childcare and work
You don’t need us to tell you that lockdown has drastically changed pretty much everyone’s work lives. No doubt you have experienced such change for yourself. A recent study by the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has looked into how the lives of parents have been changed, as suddenly they are doing a lot more childcare than they used to, while simultaneously having to get on with their work. The coexistence of work life and family life has always been a balancing act for everyone, but it seems that the current crisis has brought even more challenges. We spoke to our founder, Suze, a mother of two and full time worker, about how she has managed.
How are big brands giving back?
These are, as you probably hear it said five times a day, difficult times. But as hard as it is for everyone right now, it cannot be denied that these times are more difficult for some than they are for others, whether that be the people who are working long hours to fight the virus, people who’ve suddenly found themselves without jobs or job prospects, people who are don’t have a home of their own to stay in at the moment, or elderly people who are stuck alone with no visits from their family to look forward to. But luckily there are some brands out there who have chosen to give back to the communities they operate in and are trying to make these times just a little easier. So in today’s blogpost we will be putting a spotlight on such brands.
