Aldi, Amazon and Royal Mail named best employers for parents

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Aldi, Amazon and Royal Mail have topped the list for the best employers for parents, according to research from job board Breakroom.

More than 230,000 respondents were canvassed in order to find the best employers for parents. Following this, employees at businesses with more than 100 parents on staff were asked to examine whether their employer was good for caring and if their job is enjoyable, to get an average overall rating.

The results revealed supermarket chain Aldi as the best employer for parents, with a rating of 6.6 out of 10, and almost half (48%) of employees agreeing that it is good for those with caring responsibilities.

Retail organisation Amazon took second place, receiving a 6.45 rating out of 10, with 46% believing it to be good for those with caring responsibilities. However, while Royal Mail received a lower rating than Amazon of 6.3, 47% thought it was good for those with caring requirements, 1% more than the online retailer.

Meanwhile, almost two-thirds (64%) of parents working for the Department of Education agreed that it was the best for caring responsibilities, receiving a rating of 6.06 out of 10.

The NHS was seventh on the list, receiving a rating 5.86 out of 10 and 47% of parents thinking the job is good for caring needs. Researchers combined NHS subdivisions together to get an overall view of the organisation.

The findings highlighted that the retail industry was the best for working parents, with seven retailers making the top 10: Aldi, Amazon, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Lidl, Marks and Spencer and Co-op Food.

Anna Maybank, co-founder and chief executive officer of Breakroom, said: “When you’re a parent looking for a job, it’s important to know that the job is going to meet your needs, and know things like how much shift notice you’ll get and whether the shifts are flexible. Breakroom data shows the employers that are good places to work if you have caring responsibilities, rated and reviewed by people who actually do those jobs.”

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This has to be the biggest load of bollox, not just for RM but for everyone.

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Simon Says

Team - this is really interesting - we know what our working pattern is - versus Aldi / Amazon etc... - what they do, which we don't do - is allow flexibility - we are much more rigid....

[Ozzvaldo]

Another p**s take.

[Funpunk61]

Hmm, certainly doesn’t feel the best when I asked my manager earlier if I could swap my rest day next week so I could attend my daughters end of year performance and she said “I can’t swap your day off, it messes my rota up too much…”
Thanks team

[postieblueshirt]

How can these articles be timed so well...

[pinstripe]

What a load of absolute tosh!. From my own personal experience, I can’t really come of nights back onto deliveries as it would cause my disabled children severe anxiety and would involve leaving my eldest alone for almost 2 hours each school day. My boss, “we’ll give you 4 weeks to sort it out”.

[derricksmyth]

Is Job Board Backroom , part of Boris's cabinet?

[derekm]

Load of nonsense team if / when they change start /finish times they won't care about childcare issues .the last time they changed our hours they couldn't care less about ones with kids needing picked up