Issue 6 of the Policy Leadership Series, Shift Work, has been mailed to policy leaders across the country and is now available in PDF format here.

Be sure to keep checking “What’s New in Work and Family” for the latest work and family links. Here are two recent announcements:

The Association of Executive Search Consultants surveyed 1,311 senior executives from around the world and found that 87 percent "felt that work-life balance considerations were critical in their decision whether to join or remain with an employer."

To read the Association's press release on the study, click here.

The MetLife Caregiving Costs Study: Productivity Losses to U.S. Businesses, performed in partnership with the National Alliance for Caregiving, reports that the average caregiver costs an employer $2,110 per year, with the total annual cost for all caregivers at $33.6 billion.

To access the report in PDF format, click here.

Best regards,

Judi, Karen, Marcie, Tina, and Sandee