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Irene: You recently published a book called ?Strategies for Reshaping the Workplace.? Would you please tell our reading audience the gist of your book.


Angelina: There are many worklife books on the market today. Many are the results of great research in the field and others deal with success of worklife programs of major organizations. My publication is unique in that it takes an applied approach and offers a roadmap for developing policies and programs that are simple to implement, and are feasible for even small and mid-size companies.


Irene: In your book, you use the term ?worklife movement. Would you explain what that means?? Angelina: The worklife movement started in the 1970's. It is an attempt to make the workplace more family-friendly. It encompasses all policies and programs that employers may offer to their employees that help them better balance the demands of work and the needs of their personal lives. Wellness programs Wholesale NFL Jerseys China , help with dependent care issues and workplace flexibility are some of the key options within family-friendly programs.


Irene: Is child-care one of the key options that is gaining ground?


Angelina: It is a key option because it is only the availability of good childcare that enables people to go to work. More and more large corporations are recognizing this. However, small companies cannot offer on-site or near-site care but they can do other things that support the childcare needs of their employees. This includes offering pre-tax dependent care accounts and offering flexibility in their work schedules. I would like to add that the next big need is going to be care of elderly dependents. Businesses are only beginning to consider this need.


Irene: Why are organizations offering worklife options to their employees and what are the business advantages of doing so?


Angelina: Businesses that offer worklife programs are becoming aware of the predicted population demographics for the near future. It is estimated that by 2010 64% of the workforce will be at retirement age. While all of them may not choose to retire, there clearly will be less people available to work. There simply will be fewer new (younger) workers available to fill the needs of business and industry. Also Wholesale NFL Jerseys , the new generation of workers is determined to have some balance in their lives and is more willing to move on if their employer will not support their needs. It is evident in much of the recent research that being a family-friendly employer means that your workers are more loyal, more productive and tend to stay with the organization. Retention of employees is important because turnover is very costly. Being able to recruit and retain workers is a key business advantage of being family-friendly.


Irene: What are the most important things related to worklife balance that employers can offer their employees and why?


Angelina: There are two options that employers can offer that are critical. One is helping with the dependent needs of workers and the other is offering flexibility. Employees with children and increasingly more often, those with elderly dependents need help in meeting the needs of those dependent on them. Offering workplace flexibility by allowing such options as modifying work schedules Wholesale Throwback Jerseys , telecommuting, working less than full time and job sharing are truly needed by people today.


Irene: It seems that family-friendly programs more prevalent in larger companies and organizations. What advice do you have for the smaller, sole-proprietorship companies Wholesale Custom Jerseys , that feel they can't offer family-friendly programs.


Angelina: This is a major point that I make in my book. Every company, regardless of size, can be family-friendly. There are many options that really do not cost much if anything. For example Wholesale Authentic Jerseys , to allow an employee some work scheduling flexibility doesn't cost anything. It just rearranges the time when work gets done. Providing healthy food choices in company vending machines doesn't cost the employer. In fact, anything an employer does t encourage health can save on medical insurance costs. In most communities there are public programs that can provide wellness programs free. County health departments often will do smoking cessation or nutritional and weight control programs as part of their primary mission.


Irene: You believe that there needs to be a change in how managers lead. Please explain your concept.


Angelina: Managers know that their job is to get work done through their people. To do this today, they must also help their team members with individual issues. Workers who are distracted with family problems are not productive Wholesale Jerseys Cheap , are absent from work more and often leave if the conflict between work and family become too great. Managers are not counselors but they can help their people with issues that interfere with work. Performing more like a coach rather than a director involves skills that many first-time managers don't have but are needed in today's workplace. The successful manager acts as a guide in helping individuals while also getting the work done.


Irene: How do you convince management of the importance of being worker-friendly when there bottom-line is profit?


Angelina: When they are shown that employees are more productive when they are not concerned by personal issues, when the cost of turnover is calculated) many companies in the past never kept track of these costs) and when they recognize that family-friendly policies attract the best workers, they begin to realize that a worker-friendly corporate culture is highly related to their profit picture.


Irene: If you recall Wholesale Jerseys From China , the normal workweek was 40 hours. It seems that very few employees, especially those that have major responsibilities within a company, adhere to the 40 hour a we

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