Looking after their children tempers the benefits of working from home for many parents in low-paid jobs, according to a report funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. Dr Jeanne Moore of the University of Teesside interviewed 125 homeworkers in the north of England and Wales and found that those in professional occupations could afford daycare, but this was largely not an option for people in low-paid work such as stuffing envelopes or packing boxes. The report, Quality of Home Experience for Homeworkers, said that some people benefited from homeworking 'for psychological reasons as well as social and economic ones'. But, it added, 'All homeworkers with young children find it difficult to balance home and work responsibilities, particularly when they can't afford childcare.'
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