Working parents wrestling with 10 weeks of school holiday

Sights

Photo by Andrii Repetii/Shutterstock.com

Working parents face ten weeks of school holiday, struggling to find daycare solution for their children, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Children’s camps are an essential tool for most parents during the ten-week summer holiday. Photo by Andrii Repetii/Shutterstock.com.

Citing a joint survey by research firm GKI and coupon portal Bónusz Brigád, the report said that parents usually take between 11 and 15 days off during the summer holiday, the remaining time they place their children with grandparents and on various summer camps (one week of sleepover camps, and an average of two weeks in daycare camps).

There is a difference between men and women in terms of summer holidays. Some 60% of men take 11-15 days or more off, compared to the average of 43% women.

Some 45% of women are able to more than three weeks out, while the same rate for men is only 30%, the survey said.  

MOL Shareholders Approve Dividend of Around HUF 250/Share Figures

MOL Shareholders Approve Dividend of Around HUF 250/Share

Gov't Awards HUF 6.5 bln of Subsidies to SMEs in Underdevelo... Government

Gov't Awards HUF 6.5 bln of Subsidies to SMEs in Underdevelo...

Hungary's Largest ESG Consultancy Formed by Merger of EY, De... Deals

Hungary's Largest ESG Consultancy Formed by Merger of EY, De...

Liz & Chain Rooftop Bar Debuts Sustainable Cocktails Drinks

Liz & Chain Rooftop Bar Debuts Sustainable Cocktails

SUPPORT THE BUDAPEST BUSINESS JOURNAL

Producing journalism that is worthy of the name is a costly business. For 27 years, the publishers, editors and reporters of the Budapest Business Journal have striven to bring you business news that works, information that you can trust, that is factual, accurate and presented without fear or favor.
Newspaper organizations across the globe have struggled to find a business model that allows them to continue to excel, without compromising their ability to perform. Most recently, some have experimented with the idea of involving their most important stakeholders, their readers.
We would like to offer that same opportunity to our readers. We would like to invite you to help us deliver the quality business journalism you require. Hit our Support the BBJ button and you can choose the how much and how often you send us your contributions.