Word: carefulness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...corporate efforts to help families are only beginning to gain momentum, and many working parents still face enormous difficulties. For that reason, family issues are among the hottest topics of political debate in this election year. Congress is considering more than 100 child-care bills, including the so-called ABC (Act for Better Child Care) bill. Backed by Michael Dukakis but opposed by the Reagan Administration, the measure would establish a $2.5 billion program of child-care grants to the states and would set federal standards for day-care facilities. Vice President George Bush has proposed an alternative approach...
...federal involvement in family matters are aimed directly at business. The Family and Medical Leave bill would require businesses employing 50 or more people to allow workers up to 15 weeks a year of unpaid medical leave for a variety of family-related reasons, including pregnancy, stress and the care of ailing parents or children. The controversial bill, which would guarantee job security during such leaves, is strongly opposed by many business leaders as too costly, especially for smaller companies. Says Virginia Thomas, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "The bill supposes that every employer is like...
...child-care problem grows, so does the burden of caring for the elderly. Americans who are 75 or older are the fastest-growing segment of the population. Sociologists have dubbed today's workers the "sandwich generation" -- a put-upon group that has to attend to children on one side and parents on the other. Says Robert Beck, executive vice president for corporate human resources at Bank of America: "The focus may be on child care now, but elder care will become the critical issue of the future...
...jobs, make up an increasingly large part of the work force and are holding more high- salaried managerial posts than ever before. Says Frank Skinner, president of the Southern Bell telephone company: "No employee who has to leave a sick child or an elderly parent at home without adequate care can be expected to be your most productive employee. It is clearly in our best corporate interest to find ways to help employees address these problems...
Some companies are doing just that. One in 10 U.S. firms now provides some form of child-care assistance to employees. Many companies merely distribute lists of local community services, but at least 600 firms provide day-care facilities on the premises. In Dade County, Fla., the American Bankers Insurance Group operates a kindergarten and first-grade class, using teachers and classroom supplies provided by the local school district. Since the school opened, absenteeism and employee turnover are down sharply. To hold down costs, companies in some cities have joined forces on child-care programs. In Tysons Corner...