(Optional) Identify support resources and benefits available to employees.
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?