For Both Male and Female,younger and Older Workers,balancing the Demands

question 21

Essay

For both male and female,younger and older workers,balancing the demands of family and work present significant challenges.Proactive human resource practitioners are responding to their employees' concerns and needs by providing "family friendly" policies and practices.Describe one "family friendly" program and/or policy and its potential impact on employee health and/or retention.

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Definitions:

Morpheme

The smallest grammatical unit in a language, that cannot be further divided, and carries meaning; for example, -s, un-, and ship in friendships.

Phoneme

A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another, such as the difference between the /p/ and /b/ sounds in "pat" and "bat."

Words Per Minute

A measure of typing or reading speed, indicating how many words an individual can type or read in one minute.

Prototype

The typical or most familiar example of a category (e.g., a robin is a prototypical bird for many Americans but an auk might be the prototype for Laplanders).