White House Summit on Working Families_Life Meets Work Commentary
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On June 23, 2014, Kyra Cavanaugh attended anational summit in Washington D.C.
(These are a few of her tweets and notes.)
Why do employers have to be "understanding"?Wrong approach! It's about how working familypolicies can help biz succeed! #Familiessucceed
We’re a little sensitiveabout calling flexible workan employee“accommodation.”
Instead of framing family-friendly policies as aspecial favor, organizationsneed work practices thatmatch the realities oftoday’s workforce.
Veep is for reason-neutral#workflex "employees shouldn'thave to give me a reason—justgo!" #Familiessucceed@whitehouse
If you've worked with us, you'veprobably heard us to talk abouta reason-neutral approach.
Here’s the skinny: Evaluatingemployee requests forflexibility based on a personalreasons is old school andexposes the company to legalconcerns and morale issues.Review flexible work requestsbased solely on businessimplications.
Employers want reliable workers. They arereliable when they have a reliable way of
managing the rest of their lives.#Familiessucceed
Work-life experts use theterm "effective workplaces."It refers to realistic workpatterns that meet the needsof both employers andemployees.
If you have high turnover orabsenteeism issues,consider whether ineffectivework policies could be thereal issue.
EY CEO: We measure improvement in#workflex – no improvement?
Consequences. We reward high perf.teams for enabling flex.
This is a piece of advice weoften share with clients.Policies alone aren'teffective. You need to holdmanagers accountable formeeting work-life goals. Useyour employee engagementsurvey as a measurementtool or track flexibility as a part of exit surveys.
RT @crisagu @GloriaSteinem: Let's catch upto 40% EU mandate for women on boards.US lags at 16% #FamiliesSucceed
Bob Moritz U.S. Chairman and Senior Partner of PWC: "Some companies get it. Others don’t see trends and think there’s anabundance of talent."
"Difference between Yers and Boomers re: #workflex...Y’s will walkout the door."
Pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act .Many women can’t get pd day off
to give birth...that’s a pretty low bar
US-only country that doesn’t offer
paid maternity leave to all
JetBlue offered 5 mos pd leave, reduced turnover of women by 50%
Word on the street-this was a very upliftingday, but movements take time. Celebratevictories & push forward. @FLOTUS#FamiliesSucceed
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