{"id":203,"date":"2015-06-03T06:24:19","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T06:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/employeesmatter.co.uk\/?p=203"},"modified":"2017-01-30T10:22:49","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T10:22:49","slug":"why-bringing-kids-into-the-office-can-work-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/employeesmatter.co.uk\/why-bringing-kids-into-the-office-can-work-for-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Why bringing kids into the office can work for everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bringing employees\u2019 children into work for a day is great for engagement, and helps young people understand the professional world. No wonder it\u2019s taking off\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-204\" src=\"https:\/\/employeesmatter.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/byctwd-01-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Around a third of employees admit to not bringing their full selves to work sometimes (it\u2019s called \u2018presenteeism\u2019 \u2013 where the body might be present, but the mind is nowhere to be seen). So perhaps it\u2019s no surprise more businesses are encouraging staff to bring something else into the office altogether to help boost engagement: their sons and daughters.<\/p>\n<p>In this article a journalist follows Employees Matter and their team working at a Bring Your Child To Work Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bringing employees\u2019 children into work for a day is great for engagement, and helps young people understand the professional world. 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