People are the power behind every enterprise, but people belong first and foremost to families.
Trying to balance the demands of these two spheres can be distracting, if not overwhelming. Much of today s stress is caused by conflict between work and family responsibilities. And, with employees stress-related disorders costing Canadian businesses an estimated 12 billion dollars a year, enlightened business owners and managers are looking for ways to help their staff solve what used to be discounted as a purely personal problem. Of course, stress from balancing the demands of work and family is nothing new, but it has changed in nature and scope. Most families today count on two incomes to makes ends meet and we know that it is often a real struggle for families to succeed both at home and on the job.