Review of Policies Checklist

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TELEPHONE ACCESS
Employees can easily receive calls from or make calls to family members during work hours.
   
FLEXTIME
Employees may choose daily arrival and departure times as long as they work a set number of hours daily and work during established core hours.
   
COMPRESSED WORK WEEK
Employees may work the normal number of hours in the workweek, such as 40 hours per week, but over fewer days than the normal 5 days. Includes: 4-day week; 3-day week; and 5-4/9.
   
JOB SHARING
Two employees (or possibly more) may share a full-time job.
   
PERMANENT PART-TIME
If permanent employees choose this work pattern, they are regularly scheduled to work significantly fewer than the specified number of hours of full-time personnel. Benefits are usually available on a pro-rated basis; should be voluntary.
   
PAID SICK LEAVE TO CARE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS    
PERSONAL LEAVE TIME    
FAMILY LEAVE
Employees may take leaves of absence to care for parents or other relatives.
   
RIGHT TO REFUSE OVERTIME
Employees may decline to work overtime hours, particularly without adequate notice, without jeopardizing his/her job.
   
RESOURCE AND REFERRAL PROGRAM
Give employees information about child care and eldercare in the community.
   
WORKPLACE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Seminars
Support Groups
Care Fairs
   
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Provide employees with professional assistance on dealing with eldercare issues.
   
DEPENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Allows employees to set aside tax-free money to help pay for eldercare expenses.
   
VOUCHER PROGRAM
Employer subsidizes a percentage of the costs of eldercare.
   
VENDOR PROGRAM
Employer subsidizes costs of eldercare by puchasing vacant slots in adult day care centers and offering them to employees at a reduced rate.
   

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