The National Parent Survey 2024 | Page 35

Balancing work and home time

How often parents work from home

Which , if any , of the following best describes your working situation ?
I work from home all the time
I work from home some of the time

14 %

38 %

52 % of working parents work from home

I never work from home because I cannot do my job from home

34 %

I never work from home because my employer doesn ’ t allow it
I never work from home because I choose not to

4 %

11 %

Sample : 5,490 parents in England ( 3,012 ), Scotland ( 1,313 ), Wales ( 862 ) and Northern Ireland ( 303 ) who have at least one child aged 4-18 in school Base : all respondents working full or part time ( 4,596 )

86 % of parents say working from home makes it easier to balance work with parenting

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