Many employers in Canada and abroad are currently prioritizing the needs of caregiver-employees (CEs) by providing a wide range of caregiver-friendly workplace policies (CFWPs). How these caregiver-friendly workplace policies/programs (CFWPs) have been defined, developed, introduced, integrated and sustained within the workplace are likely influenced by many factors. These include internal factors, such as employees, management decisions, and affordability, as well as external pressures such as market conditions or competitor practices.
This project aims to determine the best and most generous caregiver-friendly workplace policies (CFWPs) currently being offered to caregiver-employees (CEs) in Canada and internationally. This project will also determine how they were defined, developed, introduced, integrated and sustained within the workplace. The outcome of this study will be the creation of a ‘best practices’ synthesis document targeted at employers/human resources personnel, which will provide easy access to implementation strategies, based on characteristics of the labour force and workplace/industry.
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Lorenz, F., Whittaker, L., Tazzeo, J., & Williams, A. (2021). Availability of caregiver-friendly workplace policies: An international scoping review follow-up study. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 14(4), 459-476. Click here to access full article.
Wang, L., Williams, A., & Kitchen, P. (2018). Health of caregiver-employees in Canada: Determining the value of caregiver-friendly workplace policies and social support. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 11(6), 382-394. Click here to access full article.
Ramesh, S., Ireson, R., & Williams, A. (2016). International synthesis and case study examination of promising caregiver-friendly workplaces. Social Science & Medicine. Click here to access full article.
Ireson, R., Sethi, B., & Williams, A. (2016). Availability of Caregiver Friendly Workplace (CFWPs) policies: An international scoping review. Health & Social Care in the Community. Click here to access full article.
Williams, A., Lorenz, F., Whittaker, L., & Tazzio, J. (2021). Availability of caregiver-friendly workplace policies: An international scoping review follow-up study. Paper presented at the 5th Transforming Care Conference, Virtual (originally Venice, Italy), June 2021.
Ramesh, S., Ireson, R., & Williams, A. (2017). International synthesis and analysis of promising caregiver-friendly workplaces. Paper presented at the GeroScience Symposium, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Ireson, R., Sethi, B., & Williams, A. (2016). Availability of Caregiver-Friendly Workplace Policies (CFWPs) in international workplaces: A scoping review. Poster session presented at the Work and Family Researchers Network Conference, June 23-25, 2016, Washington, DC, USA.
Ireson, R., Sethi, B., & Williams, A. (2015). Availability of Caregiver-Friendly Workplace Policies (CFWPs) in international workplaces: A scoping review. Paper presented at the Vanier Institute of the Family, Families in Canada Conference 2015, June 10-11, 2015.
Ireson, R., Sethi, B., & Williams, A. (2015). Availability of Caregiver-Friendly Workplace Policies (CFWPs): An international scoping review. Paper presented at CAG 2015, From Possibility to Practice in Aging: Shaping a Future for All, October 23-25, 2015.