It takes more than just policies to make a workplace truly flexible. The whole office culture has to change. So — read this paragraph, and guess what happened to office culture and productivity in this workplace: “Workers in the experimental group were told they could work wherever, and whenever, they chose so long as projectsContinue reading “Rethinking the Work-Life Equation”
Category Archives: Family and Medical Leave Act
Tell WA legislators: Unleash the Family and Medical Leave Act
We all need access to long-term leave at some point — whether to nurture a new child, fight cancer, or care for an aging parent. But too many Washington workers don’t have that option. They have to sacrifice health and family well-being to cover their bills. Washington’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FaMLI) bill wouldContinue reading “Tell WA legislators: Unleash the Family and Medical Leave Act”
Sweden Is About To Give New Fathers A Third Month Of Paid Paternity Leave
Sweden is a great place to be a dad, and the country is about to make things even better for soon-to-be fathers. Beginning in 2016, men in the country will be entitled to a third (yes, third) month of paid paternal leave based on a new government proposal. The new plan builds on one ofContinue reading “Sweden Is About To Give New Fathers A Third Month Of Paid Paternity Leave”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 