Workforce Wrap-Up: July 5, 2024
National Fund for Workforce Solutions
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Why Assistance With Childcare Is So Important to Employees
Childcare assistance is an essential benefit that can significantly impact employees’ lives. For many working parents, juggling professional responsibilities and family obligations, especially childcare, can be one of the most challenging aspects of their daily routine.
Increasing demand for employer-provided childcare benefits reflects this struggle, and is one of the many ways we can support workers and develop comprehensive childcare services. This article explores how employers can play a role in addressing the importance of childcare assistance, and how these benefits can support their employees while also improving business outcomes.
Your Workforce Reading List
Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County: Research: Targeted Digital Initiatives Narrow Digital Divide in King County
Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce: What Works: Ten Education, Training, and Work-Based Pathway Changes That Lead to Good Jobs
Washington Post: Degree? Yes. Job? Maybe not yet.
Urban Institute: Financial Well-Being Measures in Public Datasets
Chronicle of Philanthropy: 10 Ways to Make the Most of Donor Data
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JUST Capital: From Bereavement Leave to Sabbaticals, Emerging Worker Well-Being Trends from Leading Companies
U.S. Department of Labor: Gender-Based Violence and Harassment in Focus: A Summit to Create an Equitable World of Work
Chronicle of Philanthropy: 8 Tips for Seeking Grants From Community Foundations
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