Do UK organisations offer backup or emergency care days (child or adult dependants)?

64.2%No

64.2% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No” on backup or emergency care days (base: 265 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How UK organisations answered

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

Whether the organisation provides emergency backup care for children or adult dependants, whether fully funded or via discounted access. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.