Cork businesses losing employees due to shortcomings in childcare
The report draws on insights from Cork Chamber members, HR professionals, and childcare providers, and identifies structural issues across affordability, availability, and staffing capacity. These constraints are contributing to recruitment difficulties, reduced working hours, and retention challenges for employers.
More than a third of Cork businesses have lost staff due to challenges and shortcomings in childcare, pointing to a need for employer-supported childcare models and corporate crèches.
That is according to a new report by Cork Chamber, which highlighted how gaps in childcare provisions are creating sustained operational challenges for employers across the region.
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