Statistical Data
A number of studies indicate a correlation between flexible, life-balanced working conditions and higher rates of job satisfaction. Data also suggests that working parents face inequities in the workplace and that American workers prefer employers who offer family-friendly options.
Consider the following facts:
- Two-thirds of working parents say they do not spend enough time with their children.
- Over half of American workers indicate an interest in stable employment outside the conventional employment model.
- More than 90 percent of workers in this country say they prefer employers who offer flex-scheduling or telecommuting opportunities.
- A recent study showed more than 23 million Americans participate in some form of full-time or part-time telecommuting, a number that grows each year.
- In one study, telecommuting was found to cut absenteeism by almost 50 percent while boosting productivity by 20 percent.
- Data shows telecommuting can reduce employee turnover by as much as 20 percent.
- Three-quarters of American workers use a computer as part of their job, and more than a third use a computer at home for work-related tasks.
- Two-thirds of American women with school-age children are employed in some capacity, as are more than half of American mothers with children under six.
- On average, working moms receive lower pay than working women with no children—and significantly less than men with children.
- Women with children are almost 80 percent less likely to be hired than non-mothers with similar qualifications.
- More than 75 percent of American employers offer some type of work flexibility program.
- In companies with high flexibility, over 65 percent of employees indicate they are highly engaged in job tasks, compared with 56 percent in companies with low flexibility.
- More than 70 percent of employees in highly flexible companies say they intend to remain on the job for another year, compared with 49 percent in companies with low flexibility.
- The American labor force is tightening with growth estimated at less than one-percent a year.
- One recent study estimated the cost of replacing an employee at 150 percent of the previous employee's salary.
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