Job sharing agreements can vary considerably from place to place. Usually, the employees, in consultation with the employer, determine the most appropriate division of time and responsibilities. Dependant care support programs can be offered by employers to assist employees in accessing quality, affordable care for their dependants. Family responsibility leave enables a worker to take time off work to handle family-related responsibilities, such as taking a parent to the doctor or attending a child's school or day care to meet with teachers or caregivers. Without workplace provisions for family leave, Saskatchewan workers use holiday time, sick leave, or simply take time off and risk losing their jobs in order to meet their family obligations.
Many more options exist to help make workplaces more family-friendly.
Each workplace and each family situation is unique. Working together, employers, employees and unions can create policies to support Saskatchewan people and their families.