Dealing with work/family issues in workplace
Tags: WORK & family; EMPLOYEE assistance programs
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- CCSN provides field of dreams for Coyotes. // Las Vegas Business Press;08/16/99, Vol. 16 Issue 32, p16
Reveals the increased attention given by corporations in the United States to their employees' family relations. Reaction to the massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado; Provision of programs to help employees balance work and family; Holding of workshops on parenting of teenagers.
- Family friendliness. Stanley-Dyer, Judith // Human Resources Magazine;Dec2004, Vol. 9 Issue 5, p26
Discusses the provision of employee assistance programs to accommodate the needs of parents in the workplace in New Zealand. Influence of the experience of mothers on fathers in the workforce; Examples of benefits gained by some employers from implementing family-friendly policies in the...
- Balancing Act. Stevenson, Jaclyn C. // BusinessWest;Nov2004, Vol. 21 Issue 7, p48
Reports on efforts by Health New England, a health maintenance organization serving Western Massachusetts and parts of Connecticut, to help employees balance work and life. Receipt of the Pioneer Valley Business Excellence/Springfield Day Nursery Balancing Work and Life Award; Offer of flexible...
- PEN Writes Family Rules. Seelig, Fred // Grand Rapids Business Journal;11/23/98, Vol. 16 Issue 47, p7
Reports that Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Oliver Products Inc., Cascade Engineering and the city of Grand Rapids were honored by Mary Copeland's Parents Empowering Network (PEN) for their participation in a family-support program. Aim of PEN to encourage employers to facilitate strong family...
- Wellness features fused with work/life programs. Pallarito, Karen // Business Insurance;6/19/2006, Vol. 40 Issue 25, p11
The article focuses on the consolidation of work and life and employee assistance programs (EAP). The consolidation has created a convenient and less costly way for employers to help employees balance work and home responsibilities and cope with other personal problems. Increasingly, EAP and...
- Work-Life Balance: Achievable Goal or Pipe Dream? Spinks, Nora // Journal for Quality & Participation;Fall2004, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p4
Focuses on the importance of creating a work-life program in a business enterprise. Advantages of maintaining work-life balance for employees and companies; People who are involved in achieving a work-life balance; Services provided by companies to its employees to help them achieve work-life...
- EXPERT VIEW: MICHAEL MALTON ON HOW TO DEAL WITH A CAREER NIGHTMARE. Couzins, Martin; Malton, Michael // Personnel Today;12/7/2004, p21
This article presents suggestions for employees to effectively manage their careers. Initially, they should discuss the issue directly with their line manager and if no progress is forthcoming, then they should discuss it with their boss. Another solution might be to talk about it with a third...
- Benefits For Graying Jugglers. Bell, Allison // National Underwriter / Life & Health Financial Services;5/22/2006, Vol. 110 Issue 20, p21
The article discusses on the response of employee benefits industry that helps baby boomers manage both work and family responsibilities through the development and expansion of work-life service programs. The Employee Assistance Programs was designed by benefits industry to manage mental health...
- Employees Finding Freedom Through Work-Life Benefits. // EHS Today;Aug2009, Vol. 2 Issue 8, p19
The article reports on the integration of child care support as part of the employee assistance programs (EAPs) in the companies of Great Britain. In accordance with the Working Families research, both parents work full-time which makes balancing work and family difficult. Furthermore, it also...
