We have been working with employers and parents to shape The Five Hour Workday to help parents navigate work between school runs.
Our aim is to help create a transparent working relationship between our family-friendly employers and parents, so that everyone can be successful.
A Five Hour Workday is:
- A job that enables parents to work five hours between school hours for up to 5 days a week
- A career that values parents previous experience, qualifications and skills
- A permanent or contract role within the company, which would include professional development and opportunities for growth
- Minimum of pro-rata salary based on the market rate for the full-time role
- Benefits that consider childcare needs where possible
Each job listing will be verified by Five Hour Club based on the criteria below, before going live on the job board.
Job post criteria
Types of jobs
- Five Hour Workdays enable a parent to maintain their career between the school runs.
- As an employer you can offer 5-25 hours of work per week.
Working pattern
- You can offer the five hours each day (e.g. 9am-2pm) or allow the parent to work those hours flexibly across the week.
Core hours
- You have the option to advertise the core hours each day that you require the parent to be available for meetings and other company communication (e.g 10am-1pm).
Location of work
- Five Hour Careers is a global job board that mainly offers Remote or Hybrid jobs.
- Onsite jobs are an option, but please allow for commute time between school hours.
- You can specify the location of your office if Hybrid/Onsite.
Types of contract
- You can offer permanent or permanent (term-time only) roles.
- Or contract roles which will be hired on a monthly basis.
Salary
- To recognise a parent's professional experience, we ask that you offer a minimum of pro-rata salary, based on the market rate for the full-time role, only.
- Permanent roles will be offered on an Annual salary.
- Contract roles will be offered on a Monthly salary.
- Please indicate the actual salary for the number of hours specified for the role (e.g. salary for 20 hours), not pro-rata FTE.
Benefits
- We recommend that you offer benefits that support parent's family needs and wellbeing, as a way to sustain a long-term working relationship.
For example:
- Paid parental or sick leave
- Increased annual leave (such as covering school holidays)
- Financial rewards and bonuses to recognise hard work
If you have any questions about The Five Hour Workday or how we verify job posts please get in touch!
