Supporting your employees and helping them to improve their financial health has never been more important....
Author: Phil Robinson
Six ways to be a family-friendly employer….
….by offering flexible work, parental support and new childcare options In response to the Covid19 Pandemic, Catapillr is urging businesses to become more family-friendly, as we believe the wellbeing of families is critical to business recovery. The pandemic has left working parents facing a unique set of challenges. It’s now more important than ever...
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Three ways in which the Covid19 Pandemic will change your employee’s childcare arrangements
Childcare is a key requirement for both working parents and employers and it’s highly likely that the Covid19 crisis will cause a significant and fundamental change to childcare for the foreseeable future. As schools and childcare providers prepare to reopen on 1st June, working parents should not be left to feel that managing childcare...
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How to Amuse Your Kids During Lockdown
Since ‘life in lockdown’ is still the hottest topic at the moment, particularly with families being obliged to spend a lot more time at home, we’ve created a list of top tips to keep the kids amused whilst at home, including activities, tips for home-schooling, and nutritional advice. While we’re sure you’re doing the...
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The Catapillr Income & Expense Tool
The first step to improving how you manage your money is to fully understand all of your income and expenditure. ...
How’s it working out, working parents?
Some helpful tips for all working parents during the pandemic lock-down. The Covid-19 global pandemic has touched everyone and caused an effect on each and every aspect of our lives. Now everyone who is practising social distancing is facing a massive change to their social and working lives. Sure, it’s true that working parents...
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Why Everyone Misses Out When Dads Are Stigmatised
The number of working mums hit a record high in the UK in 2019 with 75% of mums in paid work₁. Despite the increase of mums in work outside the home, they still handle the majority of unpaid work inside the home, including childcare. The struggle for working mums is real and rightly discussed...
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6 simple ways to become a more family-friendly employer
A guide on becoming a more family-friendly employer. Welcome to our guide to help you become a more family-friendly employer. Free childcare for parents to attend Christmas parties, is the latest in a line of novel ideas to help out working parents. As an employer, you’ll likely to want to create lasting change in...
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10 great organisations providing support to parents
Since setting up Catapillr at the beginning of the year, I have come across and been supported by some great parenting organisations, so I thought I’d share 10 of the best. They all have their particular niches that they support but the one thing they have in common is that they are all super...
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Working parent survey 2019
In our first annual working parent survey, we assessed attitudes towards employee benefits and in particular childcare support....