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....Managing
the Work/Family Balance, by
Donna Deeprose
ASSESSMENT: |
| 1) | Balancing work and family is an issue primarily for women employees. |
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True |
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False |
| 2) | It is the employer's responsibility to help employees balance their work and family lives. |
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True |
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False |
| 3) | It is employees' responsibility to balance work and family in their own lives. |
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True |
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False |
| 4) | Hours spent on the job are a reliable indicator of the volume and quality of an employee's output. |
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True |
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False |
| 5) | Since what employees do on their own time is their own business, it is best for managers to avoid discussions of workers' personal lives. |
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True |
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False |
| 6) | The key to achieving work/family balance for employees is setting up policies such as flextime, paternity leave, child- and elder-care services, and employee assistance programs. |
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True |
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False |
| 7) | Companies can benefit from employee participation in community activities and hobbies. |
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True |
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False |
| 8) | Special arrangements for one employee will make other employees jealous. |
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True |
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False |
| 9) | It is important for companies to make trade-offs so their employees have time and energy to devote to their families and personal needs. |
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True |
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False |
| 10) | It is management's job to schedule and assign work so employees can have satisfying personal lives. |
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True |
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False |
A movement toward balancing work and family life is gaining momentum in business. Some of the strongest competitors in the race to recruit skilled new workers in a tight marketplace are employers perceived as family-friendly.Take this quiz to test your understanding of best practices for helping employees balance work and family needs.
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