The Benefit Every Job Seeker is Looking For-Flexibility!
by Jeanne Girard
Employers looking to recruit top candidates understand flexible employment offerings are as important as health insurance. Women with infants are one of the fastest-growing segments in the U.S. workforce. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 31 percent of mothers with children under a year old worked in 1976; this number grew to 55 percent in 2002.Three out of four women with children are in the workforceThe Journal of Managerial Issues also found that companies that offered a telework program had greater profits than those that did not offer such benefits.The United States joins Australia and New Zealand as the only industrialized nations that do not provide paid maternity leave and health benefits by law, according the International Labor Organization. Women in the U.S., depending on the size of the company, can take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave each year for childbirth or the adoption of a child under the U.S. Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993…that is it. Two incomes is a necessity in many households. A recent ABC News Poll even pointed out that nearly 14 of employees have left a job simply because of the commute.Responding to this need of family-friendly employment is a new resource to help weed through the sea of non-legitimate family friendly jobs. New England Mother’s Organization lists part-time, tele-commute, job share, and family friendly employment listings each week on their job board. It is free to members who access the site through the site, www.nemothers.org. It is also a wonderful resource to find lifestyle listings and advocates for work-life issues. Not just job seekers benefit from this local resource, employers will gain lots of exposure to their listings and "flexible jobs" are truly a hot benefit in what seekers are looking for in a position. Newscasts commonly report on the fact that the parent of today is looking for flexibility in the workplace. Top companies like IBM, S.C. Johnson
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