Who's the daddy?
By Martin Kornacki (22-06-2009)
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He may be more used to giving orders than taking them - but roles were reversed for the day when four-year-old Corban Cryer dragged Corporal Cryer, better known as Dad, out of RAF Falton and home for Father’s day.
And around the country, as part of the government-led Think Fathers campaign called Dads at Work Day, employers were encouraged to reveal the dad behind the job description to encourage businesses to be more father-friendly.
David Bartlett from the Fatherhood Institute, which lobbies government to dismantle barriers to fathers’ care of infants and children, said: “Dads at Work Day will really make children’s presence felt in the workplace and reveal the dads behind the job descriptions in businesses across the UK.
“We know from speaking to dads across the country that they desperately want to play as active a role in their children’s lives as possible but, like mums, they sometimes feel torn between the worlds of work and family life.”
Organisations ranging from 02 to the Royal Air Force took part in the initiative aiming to showcase how family friendly working practices and places can help dads and mums strike the balance between successful work and home lives.
Among the various events, the 02 offices in Preston Brook held lunchtime conference calls between fathers and their children and encouraged dads to bring along their kids photos or artwork to display.
BT, which employs 85,000 people across the country, encouraged dads to participate in an online forum, sharing their experiences of Father’s Day and talking about what being a dad means to them.
And the Department for Children, Schools and Families, which launched the Think Fathers campaign last year, raised awareness through a leaflet and offered advice sessions where fathers could learn about what family friendly working practices and support they are entitled to.
Dads at Work Day follows recent research from the Think Fathers campaign that nearly half of fathers didn’t recognise their own varied skills and qualities when displayed in a job description.
And Bartlett concluded: “Dads at Work Day will underscore the juggling act many parents perform day to day and how employers are helping them strike a better work/life balance”.
For more information visit www.think-fathers.org
And around the country, as part of the government-led Think Fathers campaign called Dads at Work Day, employers were encouraged to reveal the dad behind the job description to encourage businesses to be more father-friendly.
David Bartlett from the Fatherhood Institute, which lobbies government to dismantle barriers to fathers’ care of infants and children, said: “Dads at Work Day will really make children’s presence felt in the workplace and reveal the dads behind the job descriptions in businesses across the UK.
“We know from speaking to dads across the country that they desperately want to play as active a role in their children’s lives as possible but, like mums, they sometimes feel torn between the worlds of work and family life.”
Organisations ranging from 02 to the Royal Air Force took part in the initiative aiming to showcase how family friendly working practices and places can help dads and mums strike the balance between successful work and home lives.
Among the various events, the 02 offices in Preston Brook held lunchtime conference calls between fathers and their children and encouraged dads to bring along their kids photos or artwork to display.
BT, which employs 85,000 people across the country, encouraged dads to participate in an online forum, sharing their experiences of Father’s Day and talking about what being a dad means to them.
And the Department for Children, Schools and Families, which launched the Think Fathers campaign last year, raised awareness through a leaflet and offered advice sessions where fathers could learn about what family friendly working practices and support they are entitled to.
Dads at Work Day follows recent research from the Think Fathers campaign that nearly half of fathers didn’t recognise their own varied skills and qualities when displayed in a job description.
And Bartlett concluded: “Dads at Work Day will underscore the juggling act many parents perform day to day and how employers are helping them strike a better work/life balance”.
For more information visit www.think-fathers.org
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