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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
John Stevens

Give parents better childcare support to fire up the economy, demands business chief

Ministers need to offer parents better childcare support if they are going to encourage more people into work, a business chief will say today.

There are currently more than one million job vacancies in the UK as many firms struggle to fill roles.

In a speech today, Confederation of British Industry director general Tony Danker will warn that parents are being forced to limit the hours they work because affordable childcare is not available.

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