The 2008 National Employer Survey by the Families and Work Institute is due out tomorrow. Advance word is that not much has changed since 1998, meaning that benefits and options for managing the work-life balance have not seen increased use to American companies. The differences from the 1998 report are in the decrease of companies offering pensions and the increase in co-pays for healthcare.
If that has you down in the dumps, I’d suggest reading another report by the Families and Work Institute, their 2008 Guide to Bold New Ideas for Making Work Work. I’ve read parts of it and have found some very interesting and innovative methods companies use to motivate and retain employees. It’ll hopefully give you some new ideas to encourage or engender change in your environment.
