Rate how family-friendly is your employer

TRUE or FALSE?
Your employer scores 1 point for being family-friendly with each TRUE, or 2 points if you think your employer deserves an extra point

1. Your employer gives benefits for spouse and children e.g. medical, scholarship awards etc
2. Your employer gives time-off and extra leave when you’ve worked extra hours
3. Your employer gives maternity/paternity leave, gynae, delivery and vaccination benefits
4. Your working hours are flexible
5. Your workplace location is flexible
6. You are entitled to compassionate leave when there is a death in your family
7. You are given housing according to the size of your family
8. Your spouse or children are allowed to be employed in the same workplace
9. Your job does not separate you from your family
10. You have childcare at the office
11. You have a nursing room for mothers
12. It is not a problem to bring your family along on your business trips
13. Your organisation culture allows you to talk about your family, decorate your workspace with family photos etc
14. Your boss has often asked about your family (talking about his own family does not count)
15. Your employer sponsors educational courses on family / parenting
16. Your employer sponsors family counseling
17. Your company calendar includes events for the whole family, e.g. dinners, family days etc
18. It is not a problem to excuse yourself from a project, meeting or added responsibility due to family
19. Your HR manager knows you’re married with kids, and roughly how old they are
20. It is acceptable for your spouse or children to be waiting around with you / for you at work
21. Your employer gives disability benefits for the family
22. Your employer sponsors special needs education for the family
23. Your employer sponsors special medical treatment when insurance doesn’t cover it for the family
24. Your employer gives single parent benefits
25. You don’t work on weekends

SCORING – Total times 2 to get percentage

e.g. 40 x 2 = 80%

RATING
90 – 100 Excellent, your employer deserves an award
70 – 88 Worth keeping the job, even if the pay is low
50 – 68 You have great family-friendly benefits
30 – 48 Still above average
20 – 28 Typical acceptable standard
10 – 18 You are probably complaining already if you have young children
0 – 8 Nobody will blame you if you choose to be a stay at home parent