Parents are increasingly seeking work from home options due to a lack of affordable childcare.
Cork Chamber says parents who need childcare are looking for flexible working hours or a move to part-time hours.
A new survey found 63% of people believe that a lack of childcare disproportionately affects women in the workplace.
Speaking to RedFM News, Cathal McSweeney of Cork Chamber says childcare issues shouldn’t hold someone back from full-time employment:
"I think the availability of flexible work patterns and remote working that we've seen increase in the last few years is very important to help parents, and especially mothers either re-enter the workforce or return to full-time employment."