Working Parents Summit

TDN is a networking group with high aspirations, bringing something new and different to promote and enable diversity and innovative working practices in Jersey.

The Diversity Network

Join us at Jersey's first Working Parents Summit for a morning of support, advice, and networking for parents, colleagues and employers.

Grand Jersey Hotel & Spa

Welcome to the Working Parents Summit, Jersey!The Diversity Network, in partnership with HSBC, is thrilled to invite you to the first Working Parents Summit in Jersey. Inspired by the experiences of two working parents at HSBC, Jenny Le Marquand and Katherine Ryan, we aim to discuss the challenges of raising a family and a career, and share good practice. Importantly, we will be placing early years childhood development central to the business case for family friendly workplaces.Please join us on Thursday 4 July for an insightful morning where you’ll hear from our panel of experts: <ul><li>Fiona Vacher, Executive Director of the Jersey Childcare Trust</li><li>Dan Read, Partner, Employment Team at Walkers Jersey</li><li>Dr Tricia Tumelty, CEO of Mind Jersey</li></ul> Date: Thursday 4 July 2024Time: 9am – 11:30am (tea/coffee and pastries will be served from 9am, ahead of a prompt start to proceedings at 9.30am)Location: The Grand Hotel, St Helier

Starting a community-wide conversation about parenting and work.For many working parents, juggling the pressures of work and home life are a daily challenge. Sometimes this challenge can feel stressful and overwhelming, leading some to reduce their hours or responsibilities, and possibly even leave the workplace.It is well known that women are disproportionately impacted by these pressures, with some unable to access the workplace at all due to a lack of affordable, accessible childcare. But increasingly fathers are feeling the pressure too as they seek to share the parental and domestic responsibilities and the battle to be able to take their full entitlement to parental leave without fear of risking their career progression.These stresses and barriers to balancing work and family life can have repercussions on our financial wellbeing, long term career progression and our health and wellbeing. They also have serious repercussions for employers struggling to attract and retain good people, and on the sustainability and growth of our island’s economy.The good news is we have very progressive family friendly legislation in Jersey which, combined with the growing number of supportive and forward-thinking employers working hard to create inclusive workplaces, means we have a real opportunity to modernise - even revolutionise - ‘Jersey PLC’ to better include all working parents and remain competitive on the global stage.The Diversity Network, in partnership with HSBC, wants to encourage this potential and help to ease the load of busy, working parents. We are pleased, therefore, to extend an invitation to working parents and their colleagues, employers and policy-makers to Jersey’s first Working Parents Summit.Please register for your free place.

Agenda

Jenny Le Marquand and Katherine Ryan: Confessions of a Working Parent

Warwick Long, CEO - HSBC CI & IOM: Why this conversation matters to HSBC

Fiona Vacher, CEO - Jersey Child Care Trust

Introducing the Panel: Daniel Read and Dr Tricia Tumelty

Table discussions

Panel Q&A with Fiona, Dan, Tricia and Warwick - facilitated by Kate Wright

Close & next steps - Kate, Jenny & Katherine

Untitled agenda

Warwick Long, HSBC Channel Islands & IOM - 'Why this conversation matters'

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