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The Dual Perspective and Competing Tensions of Work-Family Policies Module 3, Class 1 A Teaching Module Developed by Ellen Ernst Kossek (Michigan State University), Mary Secret (Virginia Commonwealth University) and the Curriculum Task Force of the Sloan Work and Family Research Network

Module Learning Objectives To develop an understanding that work-family policies are part of a human resource management system and the employment relationship. To explain how work-family policies can be understood from both the individual employee and the organizational perspectives, which sometimes have competing tensions. To develop an understanding of how the implementation of work-family policies, practices and culture link to support organizational effectiveness. To promote familiarity with the different ways that employing organizations can support the work family relationship and different rationale for doing so.

Employee- Employer Collision Course Over Time and Energy Growing Employer Productivity Pressures  Increasing global competition  Developed countries less competitive on labor costs (e.g., recent stats show decline in labor utilization for European Union)  Economic power shifts to China & India as global labor standard  24-7 work day around world ts show decline in labor utilization for European Union)  Economic Power Shifts to China& India as global labor standard  24-7 work day around world Growing Family Pressures on Workers  Increase in labor participation rate of mothers with children at home: %, 2000 – 75%  50% of labor force in dual earner families with both moms & dads  50% of children spend time in single parent home  15% sandwiched with elder & child care responsibility

Growing Pressures to Have Time –Energy Imbalance Between Work and Personal Life Factors contributing to the pressures to overwork:  New Workplace technology makes it easier to bring work home  Global interactions require 24 hour communications  Competitive Pressures to continually show you add value to company

The Time/Energy Imbalance: Putting Work Above Everything Else Organizational evaluation and rewards- early stages must show high potential Emphasis on work in western culture Polarization of work and family Roles Role overload Love of work Employers reward long hours and imbalance

Linking Mechanisms Between Work & Family Work-family conflict or interference  Type of inter-role conflict in which the role demands stemming from one domain (work or family) are incompatible with role demands stemming from another domain (family or work)  Work to family conflict  Family to work conflict  Work family enrichment (values, skills, mood enhance the other realm)

Types of Work-Family Conflict Time  When role pressures stemming from the two different domains compete for the individual's time Strain  When the strain experienced in one role domain interferes with effective performance of role behaviors in the other domain. Behavior  Stemming from incompatible behaviors demanded by competing roles Energy  When energy devoted to one domain depletes the energy one is able to give to the other. New overlapping form: Place based conflict: portable work- work you can take with you

The Ideal Worker Take a moment to jot down characteristics of the ideal worker from the employer view, including:  Work Attitudes  Work Behaviors  Personal and Nonwork Demands Turn to a Partner to Compare Lists

Discuss Name several reasons why employers might benefit from helping employees with work and family/personal life Name several reasons why they might be reluctant to do so

Discuss What are some ways employers could help employees handle work and family demands?  Make a list of all the ways employers can help.

Examples of Work-Life Policies/Programs Flexibility of Working Time Reduced-Hours or Part time work: Working less than full-time with a commensurate decrease in salary or load. Flex-time: Employees vary their beginning and ending times (within a given flex range and and established core hours), but generally work full time. Compressed work-week: Employees work extra hours on some days of the week in order to have part of the day or a whole day off at another time. Job-sharing: Two employees share one full-time job. Compensatory time: Employees working long hours get subsequent time off in order to recoup. Leaves of absence: Employees get time off for maternity, paternity, military service, education, elder and child care, and other life pursuits & are able to return to their jobs or a similar job.

Examples of Work-life Policies/Programs Flexibility of Working Place Telework: Employees work part or all of the time at an off-site location and use technology (e.g., , fax, mobile phone) in order to communicate with others. Support with Care Responsibilities Child/elder care: Employees have access to employer provided care for children or elders either at their work site or in communities. Child/elder care provider referral service: Employees can call/ a service which will assist them in finding regular child/eldercare providers. Financial support for dependent care: Employees receive financial help in the form of either flexible spending accounts that use pretax dollars for to help pay for care, direct subsidies or discounts. Continued…

Examples of Work-life Policies/Programs Support with Care Responsibilities (continued…) Emergency/sick child/elder care: Employee has access to child/eldercare for unexpected situations. Concierge and life services: Support services assisting with household errands or chores, legal, homework, meals, banking, dry cleaning, adoption, college application help; Can be subsidized or located near work site. Informational and Social Supports Support hotlines: Employees can call a number to receive emotional support for dealing with work-life issues. Support groups: Employees can join a support or networking group for informational and psychological support.

Family-friendly HR policies have been linked to:  Lower work-family conflict, turnover, depression; Higher loyalty, commitment, job satisfaction, performance, organizational citizenship However, such policies may be:  ineffective  under-utilized; not support by culture  Not well-linked to work design and processes

Definition: Employer Support of Work and Family/ Life Official policies and practices related to work and life integration; general employment conditions such as pay, work schedules, benefits, job design; and organizational culture and norms regarding the primacy and separation of work and nonwork.

Formal Employer Work-Life Human Resource Policies Time  Flexibility in work time, hours, load or career (flextime, part time work, leaves of absence-- paid and unpaid) Information  E.g., college search advice, support groups, resource & referral for care Money  Pretax flexible spending accounts for caregiving, health care (use it or lose it) Direct Services  On site or near site child and elder care, sick care, concierge services

General Employment Conditions Pay Health care & other benefits such as paid vacations, time off for sick care for self or family Work Scheduling (e.g., overtime-- being able to turn down long hours; undertime-- getting enough regular work hours each week to be able to provide for family); regularity of work schedule Job design and working conditions (e.g., stress, night jobs etc.)

Organizational Work –Family Culture, Climate & Norms the shared assumptions, beliefs, and values regarding the degree to which the organization supports and values work- family integration The norms and values regarding ???? The primacy of work compared to nonwork demands in employee’s time Whether one can share concerns about family at work Whether one must sacrifice one’s family time to do well on the job The degree to which work and family should be separated from each other Whether work-life issues are an individual or collective concern

Language as Culture: Work-Family or Work- Life Work-family is a phrase that tends to focus employer support only on those with visible care giving needs (families). Work-life suggests that all employees, even those without a family, can have stress in meshing work and personal life.

Organizational Culture vs. National Culture on Work-Family Policies Organizational culture is distinct from national culture but in global firms, powerful national cultures can influence work cultures The U.S. tends to place greater emphasis on private employer support of work and family whereas many other developed nations tend to emphasize public support.

Paid Family Leaves for New Parents: Comparison between US and Europe