Backup daycare can actually reduce the amount of time that an employee spends out of work to stay home to be with a sick child. Having this benefit will also cut down on the number of parent's who choose not to return to work after giving birth or adopting. Staff participants are usually charged a fee or co-payment for use of the backup care program. Examples of back-up childcare service are Children First and Bright Horizons Family Solutions. .
As a complimentary service for companies that offer child care and elder care programs, some companies might also offer a college advising service. This service is used where those employees with teenagers who are planning .
to go to college can receive help with selecting, applying for and learning how to finance their education. There have been many studies taken that show that more high school students are applying to college than ever before. Richard M. Wald, a national practice leader for Work-Life Consulting says that such services may be a key to improving an employee's loyalty to a company. It also helps the employers, since they will be helping to reduce the stress and time that a parent has to spend with their child making plans for college. They will also have the employee show up for work and be productive and not have to spend so much time away from work because of college planning. While many companies pay 100% of the cost for this service, the cost is assessed only for employees who use it.
Some companies offer assisted care for pets. When we think about pet care, it does not always seem like a good idea or a service that may get used, but this is one service that we can take a second look at. For employees who have pets and have to travel frequently or they may work long hours, this type of service will definitely be beneficial. What better relief will an employee have if they know that their pet is being fed, exercised, and cared for while they are away on business and they had to work long hours? They can focus more on their work instead of wondering if they have to return home to a mess that the pet has made in their house because they had to work late again.