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Making it work! : how to effectively navigate maternity leave career transitions : an employer's guide. / Avra Davidoff [and five others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davidoff, Avra, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Work and family.
- Family leave.
- Personnel management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (103 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, Ontario : CERIC, [2016]
- Summary:
- Making It Work! How to Effectively Manage Maternity Leave Career Transitions: An Employer's Guide was developed for anyone who employs, leads, manages, trains, coaches, or supports pregnant, adoptive, and parenting women at work. This user-friendly manual will equip you to go beyond legislated requirements and take a proactive, positive approach.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Praise for Making it Work
- Acknowledgments
- Project Team
- Introduction
- Purpose and Potential
- Making It Work!A Canadian Perspective
- Demographics
- Key Themes
- Organizational Benefits
- Lost Opportunity
- Mother in the Modern WorkplaceThe Business Case
- Labour Market
- Legislative Considerations
- Corporate and Economic Gains
- Modern Maternity Leave
- Career Development, Progression and Advancement Defined
- One Solution - Moving from the Ladder to the Lattice
- Language and Unconscious Bias
- A model for exploring unconscious biases
- Understanding Change and TransitionMaternity Leave Career Transition
- Understanding Modern Working Mothers
- Striving for Excellence:The Push/Pull of Work and Home
- Feeling Valued and Being Appreciated
- From Myth to Reality:Exploring Common Biases Towards Working Mothers
- What can employers do?
- Understanding Modern Employers and Maternity LeaveA Paradigm Shift
- Before the Maternity Leave
- Safety and Security
- Accommodations at Work
- Career Dialogues
- Preparing for the Transition
- Understanding Colleague and Customer Reactions
- Exit Interview
- Return to Work Plan
- During the Maternity Leave
- Confident Competence
- Comeback Coaching
- Communicating Value
- Return to Work Logistics
- Post-Maternity Leave/Reintegration
- Return to Work Interview
- Promoting Mentorship and Sponsorship
- Customization of Career PathAlternative/Flexible Work Arrangements
- Benefits of flexible work options
- Telework and WORKshift
- Part-Time Work
- Flexible Hours
- Job-Sharing
- Considerations for Diverse Populations
- First Time Mothers under Age Twenty-Five
- First Time Mothers over Age Forty
- Adoptive Mothers
- New Immigrant Mothers
- Aboriginal Mothers
- Same-Sex Mothers
- Fifteen Low/No Cost Employer Strategiesto Facilitate Employee Engagement.
- Five Strategies with High Return on Investment
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Endnotes
- Copyright.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781988066066
- 1988066069
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