Time based strategies
  • Flextime

  • Job sharing

  • Leave for new parents

  • Telecommuting

  • Paid time off

Management consulting firm A.T. Kearney’s Success with Flex program allows for schedule adjustments, telecommuting, and “hybrid” positions. At biopharmaceutical firm AbbVie, 98% of employees use a flextime schedule. Cisco provides job-sharing and videoconferencing facilities to minimize needs for travel away from family. Deloitte offers employees 3−6 months sabbatical at 40% salary, and they have 40 paid days off per year.
Information based strategies
  • Work–life support

  • Relocation assistance

  • Elder care resources

  • Counseling services

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina provides networking opportunities to remote workers. Hallmark offers employees ...

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