This 2008 comprehensive study funded by the Alfred Sloan foundation and produced by the Families and Work Institute surveyed 1,100 US employers with 50 or more employees about their caregiver related practices, policies, programs and benefits. It is a ten year follow-up to an initial study conducted in 1998. Beginning on page 23 are responses […]
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The United Way in Waukesha County in Wisconsin brought together a group of community leaders for discussions related to caregiving and from that the Caregiver Connection was formed to focus on employed caregivers, which many see as one of the most important human resource issues facing the business community today. This report, Caregivers in the […]
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The National Caregivers Library was created by FamilyCare America, Inc. and is one of the largest single sources of information and tools for caregivers and seniors in the country. The library consists of hundreds of useful articles, forms, checklists and links to topic-specific external resources and the library includes an entire section for employers. It […]
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Best practices for avoiding family responsibilities discrimination and retaining talented employees with caregiving responsibilities can be found on The Center for WorkLife Law (WLL) website as well as employer alerts that identify trends in Family Responsibilities Discrimination. The Center for WorkLife Law (WLL) is a nonprofit research and advocacy group devoted to improving work/life balance […]
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