Q & A with Mom Corps
I recieved thought-provoking questions from a reader about health-care benefits and salaries on my Mom Corps post. I contacted Mom Corps with her questions. Marketing Director of Mom Corps Caroline Evans’ responses are below.
Q: Part-time work can be great for moms with young kids at home. But, what about the Mom who is a single parent, raising young children alone, and is need of health-care benefits? Is there flexibility for them, in terms of work hours?
A: This completely depends on how generous your employer is willing to be. Most often, employers do not or cannot offer healthcare benefits to part-time or contract (1099) employees. This is not necessarily due to a lack of commitment to flexibility on their part, but often a policy restriction and financially complicated. If you are willing to take a full-time position, then you will receive benefits at most corporations and businesses– but as far as flexibility then, you will have to work something out, or find something through Mom Corps, that allows you the flexibility you need from a 9 to 5– working remotely a few days a week, wroking remotely entirely, having every other Friday off, working remotely on Fridays, etc. There are a magnitude of ways to discuss flexibilty with a full-time employer.
Q: Who does the Mom Corps represent? Do they champion moms who wish to work, have to work, or companies that wish to take advantage of seasoned workers and yet pay them less? These are some questions I would like to see answered.
A: Mom Corps represents any professional seeking life/work balance and flexibile work arrangements (from a candidate standoint) and companies that are in desparate need for talent or who are looking to diversify and champion workplace flexibility (from a client standpoint). Some of our moms have to work for financial reasons, others do not. We are not solely focused on one particular type of mom, just any woman/man/retiree who wants to work flexibily or has familial obligations. I would not say that companies use or take advantage of our talent. We only offer jobs paying $20/hour as a minimum and I have seen some cases where a part-time employee makes $80,000/year plus. Companies are willing to pay for seasoned talent on a contract basis– it is a cost-effective way for them to employ talent if they cannot financially afford to hire a full-time employee.
