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Making low-wage jobs family friendly: An oxymoron or cutting edge? (Part I)

Friday, March 9, 2007 at 3 PM EST

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How are some clothing and grocery chain stores restructuring low-wage service jobs to make them more family friendly? How does advance notice help with child care, stress, absenteeism, and productivity? What role do supervisors play? What’s the bottom line on healthfor the business, and for the worker and family? Does family friendly translate into job retention? What has one major employer doneand whyto help workers at all incomes meet work obligations and family responsibilities?

Guests:

Susan Lambert

Susan Lambert

Associate Professor
School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago

Leslie Hammer

Center Director, Professor of Psychology
Center for Work-Family Stress, Safety & Health, Portland State University

Steve Bigari

Steve Bigari

President & CEO
Bigari Foods & America's Family

     Moderator: Jodie Levin-Epstein, Deputy Director of CLASP

 

Resources for Further Information:

Leslie Hammer: Work, Family, and Health Network
https://www.kpchr.org/workplacenetwork

Susan Lambert: Improving Scheduler Practices in Lower-level Jobs http://www.inclusionist.org/files/CMC/Lambert-Scheduling.pdf

Steve Bigari: America’s Family
http://www.amfol.com http://www.amfol.com/nytimes1.php

 

For more information, please contact Angela Parker, CLASP Audio Conference Coordinator, 202-906-8032, aparker@clasp.org.