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Family Friendly Personnel Flexibilities In The Federal Government

Family Friendly Personnel Flexibilities In The Federal Government. Presentation for Strategic Compensation Conference 2000 August 28-30, 2000 Washington, DC. Presented by. Pat Kinney Office of Work/Life Programs U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

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Family Friendly Personnel Flexibilities In The Federal Government

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  1. Family FriendlyPersonnel FlexibilitiesIn The Federal Government Presentation for Strategic Compensation Conference 2000 August 28-30, 2000 Washington, DC

  2. Presented by Pat Kinney Office of Work/Life Programs U.S. Office of Personnel Management

  3. Personnel FlexibilitiesFamily Friendly InitiativesWellness ProgramsWorkplace Programs The Need-recruitment, retention and morale Work/Life Balance The Mechanism President’s May 24, 1999 Memo Work/Life Coordinators

  4. Retirement Wave Creates Vacuum Within 5 years, about 30% of the government’s full-time employees will be eligible to retire. An additional 20% could seek early retirement.

  5. The Flexibilities/Initiatives/Programs Flexible Work Schedules and Leave Dependent Care Programs Wellness Programs

  6. Flexible Work Schedules and Leave • Flexible Work Schedules & Telework • Leave • Annual leave • Sick Leave for family care and bereavement • Sick leave for adoption • Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 • Expanded Family and Medical Leave • Leave sharing • Voluntary leave sharing program

  7. Dependent Care Programs/Initiatives • Child Care • Elder Care • Adoption • Fatherhood • Kinship Care • Nursing Mothers • Parenting Support

  8. Wellness Programs • Mental Health Issues • Health Promotion • Addiction Prevention • Employee Assistance Programs • Physical Health Issues • Physical Fitness Centers and Programs • Preventive Screening and physical examinations

  9. Safety Issues • Domestic Violence • Workplace Violence • Workplace Trauma/Disaster Response

  10. Major Principles • Accomplishing the mission of the organization is foremost. • Employees take responsibility for managing their work and personal responsibilities. • Employers offer flexibilities that employees use as tools for managing. • Managers need to learn new ways of managing employees in the 21st century.

  11. Managing Family-Friendly Flexibilities • 3 Fs: • Flexible - understand employees’ situations • Friendly - develop a supportive culture • Firm - have policies in place; protect the mission

  12. Implementation Ideas • Hold seminars and lunch-and-learn sessions • Hold sessions geared toward managers’ issues • Produce simple brochures and fliers that address the flexibilities • Develop efficient mechanisms for disseminating the information • Form support groups • Collect anecdotals of success stories • Develop cadre of management mentors

  13. Evaluating Work/Life Programs • No “silver bullet” • Get baseline data • Use qualitative and quantitative measures • Measure over the long-term

  14. Measuring Effectiveness • Rates of turnover • Retention • Employee morale • Productivity • Absenteeism • “Employees who used work/life programs were the least likely to burn out and were the most committed.” (1995 DuPont study)

  15. In closing……. • “Work and personal life have a circular impact; one cannot be experienced without a reaction from the other.”

  16. Contact Us for More Information Office of Work/Life Programs U.S. Office of Personnel Management (202) 606-5520 Fax: (202) 606-2091 Log onto our website: http://www.opm.gov/wrkfam E-mail us at: workandfamily@opm.gov

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