New mothers anxious about returning to work
03 June 2008
Almost seven out of ten new mothers worry about their return to work, and managers should do more to support them, a new study states.
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Managers must to more to support mothers returning to work after maternity leave, a new survey suggests.
Research undertaken by consultancy firm Corporate Mothers found that 69 per cent of women in this position are anxious about returning to work, with 46 per cent feeling less confident about their ability to do their job than in the past.
However, 58 per cent of those surveyed stated that their employer did not offer them enough help when returning to the workplace while 75 per cent would have taken advantage of specialist coaching had it been on offer.
Amanda Alexander, founder of Corporate Mothers, said: "Too many professional women feel that they have no choice but to give up their career when trying to negotiate flexible working, or when juggling family and career is too difficult."
Last month, Brendan Barber, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, urged companies to embrace flexible working schemes to help maximise their resilience to the current economic downturn.
