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
86% of US millennials, which now make up the greatest percentage of workforce,Footnote # 6 say they are less likely to leave an employer that offers paid parental leave.Footnote # 7
94% of NC employees say that family-friendly policies help businesses attract and retain talent and keep companies strong.Footnote # 8
Of more than 1,500 human resource officers surveyed by Ernst and Young in 2016, 71 percent said paid family leave positively impacted productivity, and 82 percent reported improved employee morale.Footnote # 10
According to the North Carolina Department of Commerce, the pandemic has created “the most difficult hiring environment for employers in a generation or more…”Footnote # 11