Has anyone heard of or work for a company who is doing this? With my kids remote or hybrid in the fall and being expected to be 9 hours a day in meetings I want to suggest an option to my company as I can't afford to add childcare costs into the mix and I don't think they will be able to reduce my workload. Wondering if I can reference any other examples
That's why schools need to go back. We are doing women a huge disservice. Will set us back years!
right but that is not happening unfortunately so we must deal with the reality.
In all fairness, why would a corporation be responsible for childcare support because the governor fails. This is the responsibility of NY and you pay taxes for it. Not the responsibility of a corporation.
I don't think they're 'responsible' but if they want employees with kids to be available 9 hours a day they have to be part of the solution.
@Anonymous I disagree. They pay you a salary and can expect full services from you. Go and complain to your governor and the mayor or hire a nanny at your expense.
@Anonymous What are unions and schools doing to be 'part of the solution'???
I find this actually ironic. All the woke moms that don't want to admit that they want schools to open since that would mean to support Trump are now realizing that they have a huge problem come September when their company expects them to fully deliver on their job.
you have no idea if i'm a 'woke mom' and do or don't want school to reopen so this comment is entirely speculation and just an excuse for you to get on your soapbox about this.
I am definitely not a Trump fan, but I live in Vermont and schools definitely need to be open.
What a ridiculous comment from OR. I doubt there's a parent in the US--"woke", Trump-voting or otherwise--who doesn't "want" schools to open.
The difference is that Trump thinks him saying "schools must open" magically makes it feasible, regardless of disease metrics (which are currently OK in NYC but not in many other places) and logistics (which are the questionable bit in NYC public schools).
Supporting that viewpoint--open 'em all regardless, fuck reality--is very different from thinking that life would be better if schools could open.
Oh hahahahaha very funny. No. I resigned and I’m sure many many other families Will need to do the same. Sad state of affairs. I resigned because Sept thru January is an overwhelming shit show in finance , I can’t do it.
My friend works for Hearst, they contract with Bright Horizons (I think) for childcare, and they sent out a mailing about how that childcare was available for workers who are parents to use. I'm not sure if it's subsidized or not.
Interesting. My employer has also used them as backup childcare but not sure how it would work now. It used to be for the occasional sick day or day school was closed, now people basically need it M-F, Sept-????. At that point, better off hiring a nanny/school supervisor/pod -- as many are.
I think it would be smart for some companies to cover it. Certainly they don't need to but decreased productivity is what's happening now, and if you want to get ahead of the competition, you might increase productivity by offering this benefit. Question would be how -- a voucher? Reimbursement of nanny costs? Actually organizing company pods?
@Anonymous agree - even like $200 a week would make a huge difference to employees who are trying to work full time while taking care of their kids.
Red Ventures is offering both flex time, 1 day off per month and childcare subsidies for their employees through the end of 2020.
Postmates
My job is offering childcare funds for employees with combined HHI <150k or so.