Lori
01-15-2004, 02:10 PM
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Employers are
responding to their employees' needs for work/life balance by increasingly
providing targeted programs and policies that enable employees to more
efficiently manage their personal and professional lives, according to the
results of a major survey released today by Mellon Financial Corporation's
(NYSE: MEL) Human Resources & Investor Solutions (HR&IS) business.
Mellon's HR&IS study, "Work/Life -- A delicate balance," surveyed more
than 600 organizations' policies and practices, and compared selected results
to its 1996 survey. The current survey found that 81 percent of employers
offer employee assistance programs, up from 70 percent in 1996, while 54
percent now provide family sick days, up from 42 percent. Domestic partner
benefits also are a growing trend, with 35 percent of employers now offering
the benefit, compared to only 6 percent seven years ago. In addition, the
latest survey results showed 88 percent of employers offer work-related
tuition reimbursement, 55 percent provide general resource and referral
services, and 47 percent provide unpaid family leave beyond the required FMLA
leave...
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responding to their employees' needs for work/life balance by increasingly
providing targeted programs and policies that enable employees to more
efficiently manage their personal and professional lives, according to the
results of a major survey released today by Mellon Financial Corporation's
(NYSE: MEL) Human Resources & Investor Solutions (HR&IS) business.
Mellon's HR&IS study, "Work/Life -- A delicate balance," surveyed more
than 600 organizations' policies and practices, and compared selected results
to its 1996 survey. The current survey found that 81 percent of employers
offer employee assistance programs, up from 70 percent in 1996, while 54
percent now provide family sick days, up from 42 percent. Domestic partner
benefits also are a growing trend, with 35 percent of employers now offering
the benefit, compared to only 6 percent seven years ago. In addition, the
latest survey results showed 88 percent of employers offer work-related
tuition reimbursement, 55 percent provide general resource and referral
services, and 47 percent provide unpaid family leave beyond the required FMLA
leave...
Read More (http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK4.story&STORY=/www/story/01-15-2004/0002089857&EDATE=THU+Jan+15+2004,+08:00+AM)