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How do working parents manage the holidays?

Feed Play Love

English - April 10, 2022 20:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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The working world is not set up to accommodate child rearing. Which is why every school holiday can feel like a monumental headache for working parents. Annual leave doesn't equate to the amount of weeks schools are on a break. So how do parents manage the juggle of work and holidays, and what could make that juggle easier? Candice Harris is a Professor of Management at Auckland University of Technology. She's researched the impact of holidays on working parents, and how the pandemic lockdowns may have changed the way we do things.

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The working world is not set up to accommodate child rearing. Which is why every school holiday can feel like a monumental headache for working parents. Annual leave doesn't equate to the amount of weeks schools are on a break. So how do parents manage the juggle of work and holidays, and what could make that juggle easier? Candice Harris is a Professor of Management at Auckland University of Technology. She's researched the impact of holidays on working parents, and how the pandemic lockdowns may have changed the way we do things.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.