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Category: Workplace Flexibility

Flexible work practices and policies that permit alternative working conditions and respond to employees’ needs and preferences can facilitate better work-life balance for all employees.

Does your organization assess employee use of its workplace flexibility arrangements by gender?

Does your organization encourage men to use adoption, parental, or dependent care leave?

Does your organization encourage all employees to use its workplace flexibility arrangements?

How does your organization ensure that all employees are equipped to utilize workplace flexibility arrangements?

How does your organization ensure that all managers and/or team leaders are equipped to successfully manage workplace flexibility arrangements?

To what extent is your organization’s workplace flexibility policy aligned with its approach to gender equality?

Does your organization have additional childcare benefits for parents (e.g. emergency backup childcare, childcare subsidies, on-site childcare)?

Does your organization have transition programs to support employees going on and coming back from extended leave (e.g. pregnancy, parental, dependent care, bereavement leave)?

Does your organization offer in-office and on-site workplace flexibility (e.g. lactation rooms, childcare facilities in all washrooms, break areas, time off for dependent responsibilities, take your kid to work options)?

Does your organization provide top-ups for pregnancy, adoption, parental, or dependent care leave?

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