Information about the new service will be sent to employees' homes. Information about the new service will be sent to students' homes. Paula O'Neill, Ed.D., who served as chair of the Elder Care Task Force Implementation Team, noted one of the important issues identified by both groups was the need to better educate supervisors and employees. I think one of the issues we're looking at is a need to provide further education about policies that already exist. Another part of the plan is raising awareness of the university's supportive role through education and increasing understanding of how that role relates to the core missions of the university, O'Neill added.
Employees are people.
They are not stoically sitting in their workplace like robots. Instead they have not only the battle of the time it takes to deal with these issues but the emotions that surround them. We need that same humane element as we work with and support our employees, collectively and individually. Even if you can't offer extensive programs, like subsidies for child care or subsidies for sick child care, you can do a lot to help employees by having supportive supervisors who, for example, support appropriate use of flexible work options or parents' needs to care for an ill child. That makes a big difference in relieving an employee's stress.