Maternity Management Benchmarking - take part now
How does your organisation rate when it comes to dealing with maternity, flexible working and strategies to boost retention?
Click here to take part in our second annual survey from AXA ICAS in partnership with Managing Maternity Ltd.
It’s straightforward and quick to complete, with a free copy of the report and findings for all participant organisations.
Managing Maternity Report 2007
With our strategic partners AXA ICAS, we have conducted and published the results of Managing Maternity, which brings together data on current practice, challenges and solutions in supporting women, managers and organisations through the transitions of pregnancy, maternity leave and return to work. Download a copy of the report.
Read fuller coverage of our survey in Croner's Maternity Newsletter (PDF download 1.73MB)
Some headlines from the report:
- Trend towards longer maternity leave: 10 - 12 months in a third of organisations
- Return rates of 96% in the public sector and 79% in the private sector are reported after maternity leave but there is lack of recording of return rates and retention statistics: 31% of private sector respondents and 43% of all large organisations simply do not know return rates and nearly a third of all organisations do not know how long they retain women after returning from maternity leave.
- There are clear workplace issues which are identified as having an impact on the decision of women not to return to work:
- 42% of respondents believe women returning to work are put off by the lack of career development opportunities which allow work-life balance.
- 40% cite the reluctance or difficulties faced by managers in implementing flexible working.
- Almost 1 in 3 respondents claim that an unsympathetic workplace culture has impacted on a woman’s decision not to return to work; getting on for a quarter stated that this impact is significant.
There is a great deal more information in the report which we hope you will find useful for planning your own approach to maternity management, retention of women and enhancing your family-friendly reputation.
