Warshaw L J, Barr J K, Schachter M
J Occup Med. 1987 Jun;29(6):520-5.
With increasing demands for dependent care, and more women in the work force, employees may be required to balance work and care giving responsibilities. The New York Business Group on Health survey examines the role of business and industry concerning this issue: employer awareness about problems of employees responsible for the care of elderly or chronically disabled dependent family members, and company programs and policies to deal with employee care giver problems. Findings from this exploratory study of 69 companies in the greater New York area indicate that approximately half are aware of care giver needs, and many have identified employee problems in the workplace (lateness, absenteeism, etc). Few have programs designed specifically for care givers. However, larger companies and those with a predominantly female work force have more policies and programs that can accommodate care giver needs. Various strategies currently being tried by companies to support care givers are described.
随着对受抚养者护理的需求不断增加，以及劳动力中女性数量的增多，员工可能需要平衡工作和护理责任。纽约健康商业集团的调查探讨了企业界在这一问题上的作用：雇主对负责照顾年迈或长期残疾受抚养家庭成员的员工所面临问题的认知，以及公司处理员工护理问题的项目和政策。对大纽约地区69家公司的这项探索性研究结果表明，约一半的公司意识到护理人员的需求，许多公司已经发现了工作场所中员工存在的问题（迟到、旷工等）。很少有专门为护理人员设计的项目。然而，规模较大的公司以及女性员工占主导的公司有更多能够满足护理人员需求的政策和项目。文中还描述了公司目前为支持护理人员而尝试的各种策略。
