Family-Friendly Companies

In many families today,both the mother and the father have jobs outside the home.This can make it difficult to take care of the children. To help,some companies are changing the work rules. These companies are trying to be more family-friendly. What are companies doing to become family-friendly? Many companies are allowing their employees to work flexible hours. With flexible hours, or flextime , people can work full time,but they don't have to work a nine-to-five schedule. Some employees choose to come in early and leave early. Some employees choose to work ten hours one day and six hours the next. Most companies say that flexible hours increase productivity. In the United States,about one-third of full-time employees have flexible work schedule. Family-friendly companies also allow two employees to share one job.Each employee does half the job and gets half the salary.In the United States,27% of companies offer some kind of job sharing. Many family-friendly companies also give paid leave to both parents when a baby is born. In many countries,employees have to give female workers time off before and after the birth of a child.from not vacation countries,employers have to give female workers time off before and after the birth of a child.In the United States,for example,female employees get 12 weeks of unpaid time off.New mothers can stay at home,but they don't get their salary. In some countries, employers have to give all workers paid leave for the birth of a child .In Finland, for example ,both male and female employees get paid leave. Women get 105 days of paid leave and men get 42! The way people work is changing. For many people,that is a good thing.