- Conference
- 2003 National Women's Conference
- Date
- 24 October 2002
- Decision
- Carried
Last year the provision of childcare and early year’s development formed two separate motions at National Women’s Conference, they were supported but were not selected to go through to the mainstream National Delegate Conference.
This Conference calls upon the National Women’s Committee to take steps to research and co-ordinate examples of good employer childcare practices. This should be completed in the next year to report back at the following conference and to aid activists to negotiate childcare policies with employers by providing negotiating guidance.
The research is to include the following:
1)What percentage of working women, following maternity leave, do not return for more than six months to work?
2)What provision are employers making for the 0-5 year old dependants?
3)What provision are employers making for the 5-12 year old dependants?
4)Is the provision in house?
5)Is the provision subsidised? By how much?
6)Is the flexi-time operational?
7)Are there any other good practices such as parental forums, parental counselling, parenting skills classes, etc.?
This Conference requests the National Women’s Committee to liaise with bodies such as the TUC, the Work Foundation, Childcarelink and the Daycare Trust on good childcare provision and practices. The purpose being to improve the provision of childcare offered to women to aid their return to work and to promote the benefits to the economy of women returnees. This information could also be promoted via the service groups and the National Executive Council.