How Do you COPE when You/Your Child/ Your Child’s Carer is ILL for a Working Moms?
`If I am ill, I keep working unless I’m dying (not literally). I have an excellent family who would help me if Charlotte was ill. The nursery has plenty of staff so I never have to worry. If any of them are ill, they have cover.’
Karen, 28, caterer
Feel as the company is paying me to work seven hours a day for so many days in the year, that it is up to me to be there, unless I am genuinely ill; I take any other time off as holidays, or possibly unpaid. It is not the company’s responsibility that I have a child, although I would expect them to show compassion in a real emergency, as I hope they would if it was a partner or parent who was ill.’
Audrey, 41, admin supervisor
I always have a back-up organized. I have never needed to take time off because of child illness.’
Sue, 35, training manager
`If I’m ill, I struggle to cook and look after Emma as usual I save annual leave for when Emma or my carer is ill, and use flexitime or other help.’
Maria, 33, accountant (more…)
