Referring to the 58 percent increase in childcare undertaken by men during the Covid-19 pandemic, as reported by the Government’s Office for National Statistics (ONS), the UK’s fatherhood think tank is calling on the Government and employers to encourage more home working and shorter hours for fathers in the run-up to Fathers’ Day this Sunday (21 June).
Chair of the Fatherhood Institute, Jack O’Sullivan, said, ‘Men’s working hours have fallen by 11 percent – a drop of 1 hour and 37 minutes per day including travelling time – on average, during lockdown, according to the ONS data. This suggests that men could retain their lockdown level of increased childcare if they gained about half a day through commuting less and working more from home, and if they also cut a couple of hours from their working week.
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