How are workplaces supporting pregnant staff and new parents?
11 September 2023
We are looking to interview and run focus groups with small or medium-sized businesses (SMEs - with 1-249 employees) if you are:
SME Employees:
Currently on or have recently returned from parental leave
Requested flexible working since being pregnant or returning to work
A co-worker of someone who has been on parental leave
Planning to become pregnant or adopt in the next two years
Employers/managers of an SME, with experience in managing parenthood in the workplace.
Requirements
- SME Employers: You are an SME (1-249 staff) employer or (owner-) manager with recent experience in managing parenthood in the workplace.
- SME Employees - interviews: You are an expectant or new parent (mother or father) who has returned from maternity, paternity, shared parental or adoption leave in the past 12 months.
- SME Employees – focus groups (FG):
- FG1) You do not not have any children yet but hoping to become a parent in the next two years.
- FG2) You are an employee who would like to share personal experiences related to co-workers who have become parents.
- FG3) You are a parent who has recently requested flexible working (whether this was approved or not).
Keywords
Ethical approval
The project has been approved by Middlesex University's Ethics Committee in 2023.
About the researcher
We are a multidisciplinary research team based in UK universities (Middlesex University, University of Leeds, University of Manchester) with extensive experience in parenthood in the workplace, working with practitioner organisations supporting parents - The Fatherhood Institute and Working Families.
