Why a Family Friendly Work Culture Is An Asset

2020 has been the year of toddlers interrupting Zoom calls. 

In fact, if there’s one thing companies have learned this year amidst all the remote work and scrambling, it’s that creating a family-friendly work culture is critical to both serving and retaining employees. 

Here are four ways in which Harvard Business Review argues companies can and should better support employees, and why:

• Companies that accommodate working-from-home parents innately know how to listen to what employees need, and that’s important to getting the most from employees.
• These kinds of cultures also foster community — critical in a time like this.
• They show a respect for working parents by understanding kids popping up on Zoom calls and last-minute scheduled shifts.
• They trust their employees.

We work with plenty of companies at The Source and Recruit Company and have been impressed with the way employers have been showing up for their people this year — and the ways in which employees have been showing up, too.