HR Works Podcast: Parents Are Returning to Work…How Can We Help Them Stay?

Guest: Sadie Funk and Sara Redington from The Best Place for Working Parents

What family-friendly policies matter most to working parents in 2023? As recent workforce studies have shown parents making a return to the workplace, with participation totals for parents with children under 18 now climbing back to pre-pandemic levels, how can companies build a more supportive employee experience to keep them there?

In the latest episode of the HR Works Podcast, Sadie Funk and Sara Redington, leaders from The Best Place for Working Parents, joins to discuss some of the latest workforce trends and their impact on the working parent population.  As members of an expanding national network of business leaders committed to providing support for working parents, Sadie and Sara explain the recent resurgence of parent participation in the workforce and offer a look at why family-friendly policies can make good business for HR teams and their organizations. And for those organizations committed to building a more inclusive and DEI-focused workplace in 2023, you will learn from this conversation why the parent population can play a vital role!

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