Business leaders from across the state came together February 6 at the Institute for Emerging Issues’ kidoNomiCs forum to share their experiences incorporating family-friendly practices into their own business and to share Family Forward NC’s new research, which shows that both North Carolina employers and employees see great value in deepening family-friendly business practices.
Below is footage from the full panel discussion, along with interview excerpts from our four panelists: Napoleon Wallace, North Carolina Deputy Secretary of Commerce; Andrew Herdman, Vice President of Human Resources at Mayne Pharma; Sepi Saidi, President and CEO of SEPI Engineering and Construction; and Fara Palumbo, Chief People Officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.
Napoleon Wallace on how family-friendly workplaces will help employers compete for talent in a tight labor market:
Andrew Herdman, Vice President of Human Resources at Mayne Pharma, on how his employees celebrated the company’s new parental leave policy:
Sepi Saidi, President and CEO of SEPI Engineering and Construction, on how workplace flexibility helps contribute to employee, family and community health:
Fara Palumbo, Chief People Officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, on using family-friendly benefits to attract and retain talent: