4 in 10 working parents have 'pulled a sickie' to manage their child's illness

A canvass of 1,000 employed parents, with children aged 16 and under, recovered 57 per cent consciousness blameworthy astir taking clip disconnected enactment to attraction for the small ones erstwhile they are nether the weather

Two retired of 5 moving parents person admitted to 'pulling a sickie' to attraction for their unwell child, according to a caller survey.

Now, 80% of parents are urging employers to connection much flexible moving arrangements to accommodate for sick children.

The poll, which questioned 1,000 employed parents with children aged 16 and under, revealed that 57% consciousness blameworthy astir taking clip disconnected enactment to look aft their kids erstwhile they're ill.

The survey recovered that dads were 15% much apt than mums to fib to their leader astir the crushed for their absence, portion mums were much inclined to trust connected grandparents for childcare if their kid was sick.

Rachel Ramsden, marque manager astatine Olbas, who commissioned the research, commented: ""Parents are perpetually juggling the demands of enactment and household life, but erstwhile a household comes down with a bug, the unit tin consciousness overwhelming."

"Many parents are forced to telephone successful sick to attraction for their children, adding accent to already demanding jobs. With truthful galore moving full-time portion besides managing the unpredictability of household health."

The survey besides discovered that parents instrumentality an mean of 3 days disconnected each twelvemonth to attraction for their children and arsenic a result, 64% of parents extremity up falling sick too, contracting colds, coughs and sore throats.

However, a important 78% of parents confessed that their betterment clip lengthens erstwhile they don't let themselves capable rest.

NHS GP Dr Roger Henderson, successful collaboration with Olbas, emphasised: "It's indispensable to perceive to your assemblage and instrumentality clip disconnected if you're feeling tally down, arsenic aboriginal signs of unwellness - specified arsenic fatigue, headaches, oregon a scratchy pharynx - tin beryllium easy overlooked successful engaged lives."

He added: "Flexible and supportive enactment environments assistance individuals, particularly parents, equilibrium responsibilities portion maintaining their health."

"Generationally, older adults and young children are peculiarly susceptible to colds and flu, making it adjacent much important for them to prioritise remainder and recovery."