Childcare
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CHILDCARE The traditional family of a working father and a stay-at-home mother scenario is fast changing as more and more women are also joining the work force. This means that increasing numbers of employees are working parents who must find ways to cope with the often conflicting time demands of both work and childcare. It is a serious concern for employees and has a direct impact on the businesses. There are two reasons why businesses should also be concerned and are as follows: * Firstly, problems with child care can adversely affect the job performance of working parents by increasing absenteeism, tardiness, turnover rates and recruiting and training costs. These in turn, can adversely affect productivity and work quality and ultimately the competitiveness of the businesses that employ these workers. * Secondly, in the past such problems with childcare would be of little concern of employers since few employees were affected and there always...


