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Few single parents able to find jobs with flexible arrangements

1 min read Early Years
There is a distinct lack of jobs offering flexible working arrangements despite the coalition government's drive to get more single parents into work, according to new research.

A poll of more than 500 parents carried out by single parent family charity Gingerbread, found that 97 per cent had seen "no or very few jobs" advertised as being within school hours.

The survey, the findings of which were published in a report entitled Changing the Workplace: The Missing Piece of the Jigsaw, also revealed that 95 per cent had seen no or very few jobs advertised as a job share, while 62 per cent had seen no or very few jobs advertised at part-time hours.

Meanwhile, 97 per cent had seen no or very few jobs advertised as flexible in any other way.

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