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Learning About Workplace Child Care - 2

...5% of all households. 65% of all women with children under the age of 18 are in the workforce. The bureau also believes that in the future the largest increase to the workforce will come from women with children under the age of six. This means there will be a dramatic increase in the number of families seeking quality child care.

Problems with child care drastically affect the performance of the employee. Not only does absenteeism increase but tardiness and fatigue also increase which affect production. When production is affected then the viability of the business can be hurt. As more companies realize that a competitive edge is as simple as providing child care you may see smaller companies band together to achieve these goals at an affordable cost.

Of course we can't look at this entire scenario with our rose colored glasses. There are infact troubles with the family friendly work environment too.

Childless employees are becoming resentful of family friendly policies which allow flexibility for those with children while the childless chug along under traditional work conditions. They feel that they are being discriminated for not having children and should be allowed the same flexibility as their counterparts to use at their discretion.

In fact in recent studies it was found that 60% of childless employees are resentful. This 60% felt they should be able to use flex time to care for elderly parents, do volunteer work, or spend more time with our four legged children.

Childless employees were becoming frustrated with employees with children getting the best shifts, getting the best vacation times, or getting to leave because a problem was brewing at home.

The logical solution to this would mean that companies have to recognize childless employees as a much needed asset as well, and perhaps provide alternative perks for this group.

If you have the opportunity to work for a company that offers workplace child care, I would certainly jump at the chance. You'll be less stressed knowing your child is nearby and in good hands, and your child will be better adjusted with no more juggling from one sitter to the other.

The rest of us can only hope that at some time during our working career, workplace child care becomes an option. In the mean time we'll have to depend on more traditional forms of child care.

As you can see, having the resources as well as information that you need about childcare is important. This is something that all parents should know all about wether you are a new parent, or on your 3rd child. You can never have too much great information.

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