Business Smart.
Family-friendly workplaces have a competitive advantage: They attract and retain more top talent, and their employees are more productive and more committed.Footnote # 1 Plus, family-friendly employers benefit from reduced employee health care costs,Footnote # 2 a healthier work environment, and fewer employee absences.Footnote # 3
Employers of all sizes across North Carolina see family-friendly practices as an effective way to grow a more prosperous company, and employees both nationally and across the state say they are more likely to work for employers who are family friendly.
75% of employers
in North Carolina think family-friendly policies have a positive impact on their organization.Footnote # 4
73% of employees
in North Carolina would be more committed to their employer if they offered more family-friendly practices.Footnote # 5
Seventy percent of working parents say they are more likely to choose an employer that provides child care benefits over one that does not. Footnote # 6
Employees who have access to paid leave are less likely to quit their job. Footnote # 7 Sixty-seven percent of women who take paid leave when it’s offered return to work equally or more engaged in their role. Footnote # 8
According to an Ernst and Young survey in 2024, among employees planning to leave their employer in the next 12 months, 34% cite access to better benefits - including paid leave, flexibility, and overall wellbeing programs - as the main reason. Footnote # 10