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Direct linkCanadian Association of University Teachers, 2016
Compassionate care leave and benefits were introduced in 2003/04 to help employees cope with this difficult work-life balance challenge. Employment Standards legislation and the Employment Insurance program (EI) were amended to provide leave without pay, with payment of EI benefits for compassionate care leave. Collective agreements have been…
Descriptors: Family Work Relationship, Fringe Benefits, Employee Assistance Programs, Quality of Working Life
Collins, Mary Ellen – CURRENTS, 2011
People who choose careers in advancement know they're not entering a 9-to-5, 40-hours-a-week profession. Staffers juggle personal lives with their commitment to stressful jobs that involve travel, long hours, weekend events, and deadlines. Work-life balance means different things to different people, but flexibility seems to be a priority for…
Descriptors: Family Work Relationship, Life Style, Quality of Working Life, Employee Assistance Programs
Download full textSloan Work and Family Research Network, 2008
The Sloan Work and Family Research Network has prepared Fact Sheets that provide statistical answers to some important questions about work-family and work-life issues. This Fact Sheet includes statistics about Afterschool Care, and answers the following questions about afterschool programs: (1) How does afterschool care help children?; (2) How…
Descriptors: Family Work Relationship, After School Programs, Child Care, Program Effectiveness
Brown, Melissa; Lettieri, Chelsea – Sloan Work and Family Research Network, 2008
Managing work and family responsibilities is particularly difficult for military families with children. While military life has always been demanding, in recent years an increasing number of military personnel in both the Active Duty Force and Selected Reserves have had to confront the additional demands of parenthood. Providing resources to…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Stress Variables, State Policy, Family Work Relationship
Sloan Work and Family Research Network, 2008
The Sloan Work and Family Research Network has prepared Fact Sheets that provide statistical answers to some important questions about work-family and work-life issues. This Fact Sheet includes statistics about Child Care, and answers the following questions about child care: (1) How many children are in child care?; (2) How many hours per week do…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Child Care, Marital Status, Time Factors (Learning)
Shore, Rima – 1998
Increasing numbers of employed parents of young children, increasing work-family conflict experienced by these parents, and the importance of early experience for children's brain development combine to suggest opportunities for business organizations to improve their competitiveness and compassion. This report draws upon data from the National…
Descriptors: Brain, Case Studies, Employed Parents, Employee Assistance Programs
Peer reviewedCinamon, Rachel Gali; Rich, Yisrael – Journal of Career Development, 2005
Work-family conflict is a vocational psychology variable whose antecedents and outcomes have been extensively investigated. In contrast, less effort has been invested in creating practical programs to prevent and reduce it. This article provides the rationale and describes the framework for a comprehensive organizational program designed to ease…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Conflict, Interdisciplinary Approach, Career Counseling
