Title: (Optional) Identify support resources and benefits available to employees.
Course: Career, Community, and Family Connections (19299-18) > Section: Examining Work as a System

Identification should include

- employee handbook
- employee training
- employee mentor
- information from various internal departments.

Employers offer a variety of support and benefits to employees, such as

- flexible work hours
- compressed work week
- telecommuting
- child-care assistance
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- tuition reimbursement
- job sharing
- leave of absence
- employee-assistance programs (EAPs).

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What information should be included in an employee handbook?
- Why are various support and benefit programs important to employees?

Communication

- How can employees communicate what resources and support are needed in the workplace?
- What resources and support should employers offer to their employees?

Leadership

- How can leaders inform employees of the resources and support that are available?
- How does offering high quality support and benefits affect morale?

Management

- How often should support and benefit programs be evaluated to ensure that employers are offering what employees need?
- What consequences should happen if an employee does not follow the expectations set forth in the employee handbook, training, or mentor program?