U.S. Companies Talk Family Values, But Deny Benefits
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While the United States claims to support family values, the reality is that the American workplace is not family-friendly. The challenge is to move from the best practices of a few companies to decent working conditions for all, says author and scholar Jody Heymann.
Writing at Huffington Post, Heymann points out that providing good working conditions has clear advantages. For example,
working lengthy hours without leave has been shown to lead to declining productivity per hour. In contrast, providing parental leave improves the next generation’s health and education outcomes and workers’ outcomes, health status, and loyalty to employers.
Report: Paid Sick Leave Doesn’t Hurt Economy
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As Congress begins considering legislation that would guarantee workers up to seven paid sick days per year, a new study from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), a nonpartisan think tank, finds that mandatory paid sick days do not lead to higher unemployment.
“Paid Sick Days Don’t Cause Unemployment” examines the connection between government-mandated paid sick days and the national rate of unemployment in 22 highly developed countries. Click here to read the report.
Says John Schmitt, a senior economist at CEPR and co-author of the report:
Despite frequent claims to the contrary from some in the business community, we found no correlation between paid sick days and unemployment. Guaranteeing paid sick days does not put countries at a competitive disadvantage.
