Every day, we hear from supervisors, business owners, and human resources professionals that they value their employees and want to honor employees’ family responsibilities. They know this is good for their bottom line as much as it is good for Oregon families. But they need ideas and support in making on-the-ground changes.
Are you a family-forward employer or manager in the making? Check out these tools and resources (and stay connected by joining our employers only mailing list):
Workplace Flexibility
- Research on Workplace Flexibility — Key Elements and tips for making it work
- The Business Case for Workplace Flexibility
- Work-Flex Primer from When Work Works
- Changing culture: When employers work together
- Culture Trumps Policy
- Flexibility and Turnover
- Flexibilty for hourly workers
- The Public Health Case for Workplace Flexibility
- Improving Work-Life Fit for Hourly Workers
- The Workplace Flexibility Gap
- The Business Case for Flexibility
- The Custom Fit Workplace (book)
- FlexJobs job posting service
- Babies at Work
Flexible Job Posting Services
Child Care
Family Leave
Awards and Recognition Programs
- Family-Friendly Business Awards (Juneau, Alaska)
- The Flex Pages
- Working Mother 100 Best Companies
- Sloan Work and Family Research Network Family-Friendly Employers Ranking
- Great Places to Work
- Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award
- Companies that Care Honor Roll
- Workplace Flexibility Initiative (Houston, TX)
Consulting and Networking for Employers
- Great Places to Work
- Culture Rx: Results Only Work Environment
- Flex + Strategy Group
- Work Family Directions
- Life Meets Work
- Center for Companies that Care
- WFC Resources
Policies around the world
Tools
Books We Like
- The Custom Fit Workplace: Choose When, Where & How to Work and Boost Your Bottom Line
- Profit at the Bottom of the Ladder: Creating Value by Investing in Your Workforce
- Who Works Where (and who cares?)