Financial Support and Employment Protection for Parents
Schools and early years childcare providers are an integral part of the fabric of Scottish society. Should they remain closed, or attendance limited this will have an detrimental impact on working families.
There should be protections in place and financial support for parents who are unable to work due to caring and educating responsibilities during any period of restriction. An extension of the furlough scheme should remain in place for working families and additional protections in place to protections in place to protect employees from the possibility of redundancy should they be unable to fulfil their contractual obligations.
There should be protections in place and financial support for parents who are unable to work due to caring and educating responsibilities during any period of restriction. An extension of the furlough scheme should remain in place for working families and additional protections in place to protections in place to protect employees from the possibility of redundancy should they be unable to fulfil their contractual obligations.
Why the contribution is important
Scotland needs people to get back to work, and to support economic recovery. However should access to school and early years education be restricted or limited in any way, young families will be adversely affected as they will be unable to return to work (part time or full time). It would be unfair for parents to be essentially penalised for following government guidelines. Providing a safety net for families would provide comfort for during Scotland's response to Covid-19.
by niamhmaynard on May 05, 2020 at 08:34PM
Posted by Pandamamma May 05, 2020 at 21:43
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