A Book for Employers Who Are Tired of Employee Turnover
Other than disagreements about the merits and challenges of offering paid family leave to employees, we hear precious little about how employers can support the legions of family caregivers in their workforce. If only there were a way for employers to learn how everyone benefits when they learn about what their caregivers need and how they can support them. Oh, wait! There is.
Working Caregivers: The Invisible Employees: Six Strategies to Weather the Caregiver Storm in the Workplace by Selma Archer & Zack Demopoulos is available.
How this book came about:
“Selma and Zack met at work in 1999. One day during a conversation, they discovered they had at least three things in common: 1) they both held leadership positions in the company, 2) they both served as long-distance caregivers to aging, disabled parents while working full-time and 3) they both struggled with trying to find the balance between their leadership roles at work and their caregiving responsibilities to their families. Their conversation motivated them to write a book targeted to employers to provide them with guidance in supporting other working caregivers faced with similar situations. In addition to writing their first book, Selma and Zack founded a consulting company specializing in helping employers put these concepts into practical use in the workplace.”
Employers are frustrated by absenteeism and turnover as employees are crushed by the dual load of work and family caregiving. There is a better way.
By taking time to read this unique, well-organized book, employers will learn how to support their caregiving employees in both roles while reducing absenteeism, lowering healthcare costs, and stabilizing their workforce. The result? You’ll save money and experience fewer headaches; employees will show their appreciation by remaining loyal. Win, win, right?
Read Working Caregivers if you want to understand the challenges caregivers face in the workplace and how you can help them while you help yourself and your business.
Additionally, consider reading Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories. These short, self-contained stories told in the caregiver’s own words will help you understand what caregivers face – guaranteed.
Learn more and buy Working Caregivers: InvisibleEmployeeAdvocates.com
Learn more and read about caregiver challenges on MindingOurElders.com
Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories: “An inspiring read for caregivers! Minding Our Elders is a series of stories about caregiving. But it is much more than that. It’s a book that helps us view aging and community through the lens of someone well-versed in eldercare. Author Carol Bradley Bursack has been a caregiver for a neighbor and six elderly members of her family. These experiences made her the perfect person to interview and share the stories of friends and acquaintances. Through crisp writing and a sharp focus, we enter the lives of those struggling to care for loved ones with dementia and other age-related illnesses. As I read Minding Our Elders, I felt myself filling up with both appreciation and admiration for those who adopt the caregiving role. In addition, I was struck with the inherent value Carol sees in our elders. This is a well-written book that will stir your heart!” …Ann C
