Work-Life Balance Ideas

See links below which list family-friendly employers.

HOW EMPLOYERS CAN HELP WORKING PARENTS?

Family and Medical Leave.

Maternity or Paternity Leave.

Short Term Disability.

Health Care Reimbursement Account.

Dependent Care Reimbursement Account.

Additional vacation time with flex benefit plans.

Flex Time.

Job Sharing.

Part-Time professional and managerial positions.

Telecommuting or work from home options.

Lifeworks Program.

On-Site Child Care or recommended list for the area.

Working Parents Company Support Network.

Employee Assistance Programs.

Private areas for breast pumping.

BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES & EMPLOYERS:

Increased happiness for employee.

Increased productivity for employer.

Increase in amount of creative ideas.

Reduced turnover for employer.

Increase loyality for employer.

Increased sense of security for employee.

Reduced stress for employee.

Reduced mental health costs for employer.

Reduced accidents.

northcoast99.com northcoast99.com: Top 99 Employers in the North Coast area. Specifically sites one top Family Friendly Employer. List published in September 2001.
familiesandwork.org 15 employers who have contributed $15,000 to family and work institute.
workingwoman.com Top 100 Employers who support flexible work schedules for parents in the workplace. Merged with working www.workingmother.com.
workingmother.com Top 10 of 100: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New York, Citigroup, New York, Fannie Mae, DC, IBM Corporation, New York, Marriott International, DC, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, New York, PricewaterhouseCoopers, New York, The Procter & Gamble Company, Ohio, Prudential, New Jersey, Texas Instruments, Texas.
worklifecongress.com Upcoming Work Life Congress 2001 on October 10, 2001 @ NYC Hilton will sponsor a galla event honoring top 100 Employers. See other sponsors here for other family friendly employers.
salaries.com interesting site that helps you to determine if you are being paid appropriately plus cost of living figures and more.
Winning Work Places Winning Workplaces is a not-for-profit providing information, training, ideas, consulting, and easy-to-use, affordable tools to help small and midsize organizations create great workplaces. The business experience of our founders and evidence from other companies prove that people-friendly workplaces produce better business results.
Putting Parents First Putting Parents First: 9 page report on "Why it's time for universal paid leave." Other ideas for becoming a political catalyst.