We recently raised the topic of returning mothers to work. We also contacted the HR expert, who shared her insights into this difficult situation. What did she advise women to encourage recruiters to contact?
22 percent mothers do not return to work. In the case of fathers, this is a marginal value
As indicated by Julia Maślankiewicz, known to Internet users as a lady from HR, “The professional activity coefficient among mothers of children under the age of 15 is about 78 percent, and among fathers 97 percent.”. What to do to raise this factor? The expert pointed out that not every woman after this break starts from the same location. Some still remain in an employment relationship with the employer.
– If we know that we plan to stay with your child longer at home, it is worth considering parental leave after parental leave. It is free and can be up to 36 months (including both parents). A huge plus of this solution is that after the end of parental leave, the employment relationship with the same employer resumes And we should be allowed to work in the same position or, if it is impossible, on an equal, corresponding to our professional qualifications. The period of parental leave is also included in the period of employment – the expert explained. Therefore, there is no question of a conspicuous gap in the CV.
How to return to the labor market after a break to raise a child?
Such may appear if we start from the position of the unemployed. What to do in this case? – Above all I recommend it to take care of our competences as much as possiblecan do some course, certificate, enhance English, follow the news in your industry. […] Every mother knows that parenthood triggers new layers of creativity, productivity and ‘organization of organization’. These features are also very valuable from the point of view of employers. If we add to this it is to gain new professional competences and update our knowledge, we can confidently return to the labor market – suggested Julia Maślankiewicz.
In practice, it is also worth refreshing your contact network. Do not be afraid to talk around that we want to go back to work and we are looking for a new role. Networking is one of the most effective tools in search of work.
– depending on the nature of the work, but above all for office workers I also recommend refresh your profile at LinkedIn. Start to give up, comment, observe the market and refresh contacts – the specialist added. Similarly to the experts in the article mentioned at the beginning, she also pointed out not to hide the reason for the gap in the CV. – If someone asks us where such a long break in employment. It is worth being open, simply saying that it resulted from time with family and childcare.
40 percent Women had no problem back to work. What about the remaining 60 percent?
We published a probe under the article mentioned at the beginning. We asked in her what your return to work looked like. Although the number of responses is not large, it allows you to get a certain view of the situation. Ok 40 percent The respondents said that they did not have the problem back to the profession. But 31 percent people admitted that they could not find a job for a long time, and about 28 percent. It still remains unmoved. This means that almost 60 percent respondents did not jump so easily on the labor market. It is sad that many women still have to pay the price for devoting time to raising children. And what did your return to work look like after the break? We invite you to participate in the poll and commenting.
Source: Gazeta
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