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October 15, 2020

Employer Support for Parents and Caregivers during COVID-19

Facilitator Agenda

WELCOME AND OVERVIEW

PANEL DISCUSSION

AUDIENCE Q&A

Dr. Kelly ReedManaging Director, Talent & Culture, Lockton

Moderators

Employer support for parents and

caregivers

Parent and caregiver support

from an equity perspective

Resources/support for parental and caregiver guilt

and stress

Mounica ReddyAnalyst, Talent and Culture, Lockton

Marley WalterAnalyst, Talent and Culture, Lockton

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Your goals and expectations

WHAT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO GAIN FROM OUR TIME TOGETHER TODAY?

Current State of Employer Support for Parents and Caregivers during COVID-19

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What is the biggest challenge your organization is currently facing with supporting parents / adult caregivers in your workforce during COVID?

3%

2%

7%

26%

27%

7%

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Declining parent / adult caregiver workforce participation ratesdue to work-family conflict

Helping defray unexpected employee costs for childcare / adultcare / tutoring services

Helping employees find suitable childcare / adult care / tutoringservice providers

Maintaining employee engagement / productivity amongparents / adult caregivers

Navigating work-life scheduling conflicts (e.g., flexible / part-time scheduling needs)

Preventing adverse impacts to women, minorities, and lower-income workers due to COVID-related parent / adult caregiver…

% Respondents

“Employer Support for Parents and Caregivers During COVID-19” participant survey responses as of October 14, 2020

Preventing adverse impacts to women, minorities, and lower-income workers due to COVID-related parent / adult caregiver responsibilities

(e.g., workforce participation, hiring, advancement, pay equity)

To what extent do you feel your organization is prepared to support parents / adult caregivers in your workforce during COVID?

39%Completely prepared

2%

Mostly prepared 37%

Somewhat prepared

52%

Under-prepared9%

% Responded

Completely prepared Mostly prepared Somewhat prepared Under-prepared

Live Poll:CURRENT STATE

Flex days Flexible workday hours Create or expand telework options

Block “no meeting” times Add or promote caregiving assistance resources Support for home tutoring

Allow midyear changes to FSA Temporary unpaid leave

What resource for parents / caregivers has had the greatest positive impact on your workforce during

COVID-19?”

Panel 1Employer support for parents and caregivers

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Employer support for parents and caregivers

Jennifer SchnackVice President - Employee Talent, Development & Experience,T-Mobile

Stacie EngelmannVice President - HR Consulting,Lockton Companies

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share similar experiences and challenges. We leverage resources and opportunities across

the organization to better equip parents with education, information sharing and networking

opportunities.

Our goal is for parents at Lockton to be successful without compromising family life or

professional commitment.

provides an open forum to connect with other parents and

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COVID-19: What steps is your organization taking to assist working parents?

5%3%

1%10%

15%1%1%

1%7%

1%4%

19%27%

5%

0% 10% 20% 30%

None of the above/NAOther

Provide special programs (virtual art class,…Temporary unpaid leave

Allow midyear changes to FSADependent care stipend

Discounts to online education/tutoringSupport for home tutoring (e.g., purchase bulk…

Add or promote child care assistance resourcesOn-site child care

Block "no meeting" times to work around…Create or expand telework options

Flexible workday hours (vary work schedule…Flex days (additional days to take at employee's…

N=258Source: Lockton Companies, COVID-19 pulse survey. October 2020.

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Employer support for parents and caregivers

Jennifer SchnackVice President - Employee Talent, Development & Experience,T-Mobile

Stacie EngelmannVice President - HR Consulting,Lockton Companies

Panel 2Parent/caregiver support from an equity perspective

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Parent/caregiver support from an equity perspective

Samantha Paustian-Underdahl, PhDProfessor of Management, Florida State University

Danna Greenberg, PhDProfessor of Organizational Behavior and Management Division Chair,Babson College

Panel 3Resources/support for parental and caregiver guilt and stress

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Resources / support for parental and caregiver guilt and stress

Amy GoyerFamily and Caregiving Expert, AARP

Michael Ungar, PhDDirector, Resilience Research Centre at Dalhousie University

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Tip Sheetswww.aarp.org/employercaregiving

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Resources / support for parental and caregiver guilt and stress

Amy GoyerFamily and Caregiving Expert, AARP

Michael Ungar, PhDDirector, Resilience Research Centre at Dalhousie University

Q&A

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