Permanent WFH is the key to retaining working parents

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Working parents don’t want to go back into the office— they want employers to make it easier for them to stay out of it.

Sixty-one percent of parents say they want to work remotely full-time and 37% prefer a hybrid work arrangement — rating childcare and flexibility as the leading reasons behind their decision, according to a study by Flexjobs, a job search and career coaching site. Should work from home options not be made available, 62% are prepared to quit their current job.

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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