Balancing Careers and Care: What 3,000 UK Parents and Carers say they need from their employers
Wednesday, 21st May 2025
11:00am - 12:00pm BST

With more and more businesses transitioning back to office-based work, many employees are finding greater pressure on the challenge of balancing work and caregiving responsibilities.

64% of parents and 79% of carers have experienced care breakdowns that clash with work, so it is business critical that employers have adequate support in place to enable employees to benefit from in-person collaboration.

Join Jennifer Liston Smith, Head of Thought Leadership at Bright Horizons, as she talks through the findings of the latest research: The Modern Families Index 2025 Report. What do 3,000 working parents and carers say is most important in employer support?

You will come away with the following:

  • An understanding of significant trends and challenges, such as high Stress Levels

  • Expectations of employer support - how to respond and what family-inclusive employers do.

  • How you can most effectively communicate your support and attract the people and skills you need.

Jennifer Liston-Smith
Jennifer Liston-Smith
Head of Thought Leadership
Bright Horizons
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About Bright Horizons Work+Family Solutions

Bright Horizons is dedicated to providing the best in class work+family solutions. Alongside the provision of great childcare solutions, today we are dedicated to supporting employers enable the holistic combination of work and family; ensuring their working parents and carers are amongst the most engaged and productive members of any team.

The business now globally encompasses approximately 1,100 nurseries, over 10,000 emergency childcare and back-up care providers and works with more than 1,150 of the world’s leading employers providing a full range of work and family support. Our bespoke services address the practical, wellbeing and cultural needs of organisations and individuals.

With operations in the US, UK, India and the Netherlands, we specialise in supporting multi-national clients. We have a strong commitment to corporate sustainability, which we approach through our Bright Horizons Foundation for Children.

We act as a trusted partner, provider and advisor on strategies for combining work+family. This plays a key part in attracting, engaging and retaining clients’ talented employees.