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Family-friendly workplaces benefit employees, businesses
“For employees, it enhances work-life balance and job satisfaction,” he said. “For businesses, it leads to higher retention rates, reduced absenteeism and improved productivity.”
By Clark-Fox Policy Institute • June 7, 2024
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Family-Friendly Workplaces
The Hidden Power of Family-Friendly Workplaces
Unicef for Every Child - East Asia and Pacific
“When workplaces support women and families, productivity climbs, profits rise, economies grow, and societies thrive.”
Family-friendly Workplaces - Re-designing the Workplace to be Family-friendly
Unicef for Every Child : Child Rights & Business
“Working conditions of parents and caregivers are inextricably linked to the health, development and well-being of their children. Inclusive family-friendly policies (FFP) offer the time, resources and services that parents and caregivers need to balance work and family life.”
Research Shows Family-Friendly Policies Increase Workplace Satisfaction
“Flexibility and family-friendly policies in the workplace increase employee productivity, engagement and overall satisfaction….”
Utah State University By Julene Reese
Family-friendly Workplaces Benefit Employees, Businesses
Washington University Clark-Fox Policy Institute
“For employees, it enhances work-life balance and job satisfaction,” he said. “For businesses, it leads to higher retention rates, reduced absenteeism and improved productivity.”
KPMG
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The Parental Work Disruption Index: A New Measure of the Childcare Crisis
September 30, 2024
“Lack of access to childcare results in millions of lost work hours, which have downstream effects on productivity.”
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Opportunity to Attract and Retain Highly Motivated Working Parents via Enhanced Flexibility, Stronger Support Systems
February 4, 2025
“Enhanced paid parental, medical, or sick leave identified as most critical resource employers can offer to support working parents”
Building Family-Friendly Workplaces -
A Toolkit for Business
Source: unicef - for every chid
Full Toolkit for Business
Guidance for Factories
Guidance for Farms
Guidance for Offices
Guidance for Service-Oriented Spaces
U.S. Surgeon General
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Parents Under Pressure
Source: Parents Under Pressure: The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on the Mental Health & Well-Being of Parents (2024)
“Raising children is sacred work. It should matter to all of us.”
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Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being
Source: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being (2022)
“We are real people. We go home, we have real issues…workers need to know that their employers don’t see them as robots.” Mid-Career Emergency Medical Technician
Thriving Workplace Presentation
Can a Workplace Assessment Drive Improvements in Employee and Employer Outcomes?
Please click on the image to view the presentation by Ellen Galinsky, the President of Families & Work Institute.
