The article argues for workplaces to prioritize leave requests from parents during school holidays. It highlights the difficulties faced by parents in securing time off due to child-free colleagues booking these periods, impacting family vacations and causing stress. The author emphasizes the importance of supporting families and recognizing the complex demands of parenting.
People told me “the juggle” would get easier when my daughter started school. They told me my world would change – that I no longer would find it so hard toOf course this is mostly because schools have the same holiday structure as they did in 1873, despite huge changes to how we live, learn and work. And while changing the school calendar to suit modern life would be ideal, I do believe there is a quicker fix that can happen in the workplace to make it easier on families and parents.
Before you have children of your own, the plight of your colleagues with families isn’t something that occurs to you. I’ll throw my hands up and admit it, that was me. If I wanted to book a trip in February half term I would . I wouldn’t have known it was the half term, first of all. And if I’m very honest, I wouldn’t have cared. My friends and young co-workers often talked about booking the summer off as early as possible, to compete with the parents who did it en masse.
It’s why we booked our Easter holiday in December. Too often my husband’s childfree coworkers have snatched those weeks all up when everyone returns in January before we have made any plans. I get that it would be annoying to staff who saw a cheap last-minute deal, but there’s still plenty of leave they can take if they just left us with the school breaks. There are many months still ripe for the taking. It’s absolutely possible to manage.Even in summer, it’s do-able. Non-parents can have June, parents can have July and August. September is open for non-parents.
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