How to Improve Work-life Balance for Caregiving Employees
Episode Description
EPISODE OVERVIEW Wharton’s Stephanie Creary speaks with Jennifer Andrews, head of equity and inclusion at Guardian, and Ellen Ernst Kossek, a distinguished professor of management at Purdue University’s Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. School of Business, about how companies can improve work-life balance for caregiving employees dealing with higher levels of stress, anxiety, and depression.
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Brief Summary
Caregiving impacts 70% of workers; employers must adapt policies to support them.
Key points
- Understanding Caregiving Responsibilities. A staggering 70% of workers juggle caregiving duties, impacting their lives significantly.
- The Stigma of Caregiving. Many individuals avoid the caregiver label, complicating support for their needs.
- Impact of Caregiving on Well-being. Caregivers face serious mental, physical, and financial challenges due to their responsibilities.
- Transformative Caregiving Support. A personal story highlights how a new service transformed caregiving for an employee's family.
- The Future of Work. Emphasizing the need for organizations to adapt to caregiving responsibilities in the workforce.
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Episode highlights
- Understanding Caregiving ResponsibilitiesA staggering 70% of workers juggle caregiving duties, impacting their lives significantly.“Seven out of ten workers have some level of caregiving responsibilities.”3:27Jul 29, 2024
- The Stigma of CaregivingMany individuals avoid the caregiver label, complicating support for their needs.“There's a stigma around the word caregiver.”3:45Jul 29, 2024
- Impact of Caregiving on Well-beingCaregivers face serious mental, physical, and financial challenges due to their responsibilities.“Caregiving responsibilities have negative impacts on physical, financial, and mental well-being.”4:21Jul 29, 2024
- Transformative Caregiving SupportA personal story highlights how a new service transformed caregiving for an employee's family.“Using the service saved my family hundreds of hours of research and stress.”22:16Jul 29, 2024
- The Future of WorkEmphasizing the need for organizations to adapt to caregiving responsibilities in the workforce.“If organizations aren’t doing this, people are going to leave.”30:01Jul 29, 2024
