Caregiving vs Work Affects Home Businesses
July 31, 2007 by Mary Emma Allen
Many caregivers must balance job commitments with responsibility for their family member. What happens when these two areas…caregiving and work…conflict? What happens when the home business owner has employees who develop caregiving responsibilities…whether for a child, spouse or parent?
As caregiving becomes more of a major issue to those with jobs, employers and employees are facing a situation that wasn’t so critical years ago. How can a business keep going when employees aren’t there for long periods or need flexible schedules?
*Some employers are handling this by enabling employees to work from home…at least parttime, if their job is one that can …read more


