Alice Cooper might not have been so chuffed about school being out for summer if he’d had to juggle his busy rock touring schedule with a couple of bored kids. Matt Henkes looks at how two top firms are providing their staff with the necessary flexibility.
The excitement that once accompanied the approach of summer when we were children quickly turns to a melancholy longing when we enter the world of work and have to balance working time with spending time with our own kids during the school holidays.
There are a number of pressures endured by parents during the six-week school hiatus, not least the unbalanced amount of leave they are entitled to – most adults enjoy two weeks at best. If you're in a couple you can stagger your holiday to partially cover the gap but this still leaves you with two weeks spare and no holiday entitlement to take a break later in the year.
The good news is that there is help out there.