Three-Quarters of Organizations Are Providing Support for Employees Working from Home While Caring for Children
New survey from the Institute
for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) finds 75% of organizations reporting that they are providing support and resources to employees who have been forced to
work from home throughout the coronavirus pandemic and are now balancing
childcare and/or homeschooling responsibilities. 
Those employers that are already providing resources to these workers (and the additional 2% considering doing so in the near future) are offering support in a number of ways, such as:
- A 10-day pandemic leave for employees who contract the virus, are caring for someone with the virus, are self-quarantining as a result of exposure, or are unable to complete work responsibilities due to childcare challenges. This is available prior to the use of any PTO being required.
- A childcare subsidy of $100 per day if a family member or friend looks after children.
- Backup child/elder care, as well as monthly reimbursement for incremental home office-related costs such as Internet or office supplies.
- Providing full pay for employees unable to work due to childcare responsibilities, and additional cost coverage up to $500 for tutoring or childcare.
Download the full survey results—due to the current global health and productivity crisis affecting everyone, i4cp is making all related ongoing research publicly available.
We also encourage you to visit i4cp.com/coronavirus for other employer resources including discussion forums, next practices, useful resources, and more.
