This workshop is essential for all staff embarking upon parental leave. It is also valuable for managers and HR representatives seeking to provide support and understand their workplace obligations, in line with diversity and inclusion frameworks.
Course Content
This workshop is designed to support and empower staff preparing for parental leave and return. It explores opportunities and challenges for working parents and uses practical and contemporary case studies and research. This workshop equips participants with effective tools and strategies to manage work and family expectations, maintain positive communications with their workplace, achieve career progression and skills relevance, build and maintain confidence, and successfully return to work following parental leave.
Course Outcomes
By the end of this course attendees should be able to:
- Effectively prepare for their parental leave and return
- Understand workplace obligations towards staff on parental leave
- Employ practical strategies to manage work and family expectations
- Maintain relevant skills and achieve career progression
- Develop a return to work from parental leave plan
Benefits to your organisation
- Support staff and understand workplace obligations
- Contribute towards a culture of diversity and inclusion
- Retain talented staff and invest in skills development
- Maintain organisational capacity through effective planning
Benefits to you
- Achieve a successful parental leave and return
- Manage work and family expectations
- Gain tools to set clear boundaries and manage challenges
- Maintain career progression and skills development
- Develop a parental leave plan to support your leave and return
