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Who does the school call first when a child gets sick? Who remembers the dentist's name, books holiday care and knows when library books are due back? Those seemingly small responsibilities are part of the invisible mental load carried by many working parents, and over time, they can shape careers more than we realise.

Every school holidays, Australian workplaces face the same challenge. But beyond the leave requests and calendar juggling lies a bigger question: does your organisation's approach to workplace flexibility really work when employees need it most?

School holidays are more than a scheduling challenge. They offer a real-world test of workplace flexibility and reveal a lot about organisational culture. Here's what HR leaders should be paying attention to.