http://parallelhr.com Mon, 21 May 2012 23:41:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehiringsiteposts/~3/l-94WQztQNQ/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehiringsiteposts/~3/l-94WQztQNQ/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:54:09 +0000 Amy Chulik http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/?p=7516 This Sunday is Father's Day, and while it's a great excuse to spoil dads everywhere with the latest gadgets, grill supplies, or bacon of the month club memberships, a little extra quality time with Dad might be in order this year, in light of results from CareerBuilder's annual Father's Day survey. Survey results among 800 working fathers who are employed full-time showed that a still-struggling economy is causing many working dads to experience more stress, more work -- and, not surprisingly, less time spent with their families. Why the stress?

• One in ten working dads said their spouse or significant other has become unemployed in the last 12 months, with 50 percent of those dads indicating it's causing stress at home.
• Forty-two percent of working dads said they are the sole providers in their household
• Nine percent of working fathers say they have taken on a second job in the last 12 months to provide for their family.

Office overtime on overdrive As many of you know firsthand, leaner staffs have led to fewer people handling a higher volume of work. This has made it more difficult for working fathers to achieve a healthy work/life balance, as many are stuck at the office working longer hours -- and less time with their kids. But just how many hours?

• Sixty-three percent of working dads said they work more than 40 hours per week.
• Three in ten (31 percent) working dads who take work home reported they typically bring work home five days a week or more.
• Thirty percent bring work home on the weekends.

And how much less time with their kids?

• Close to four in ten (37 percent) of working dads said they spend two hours or less with their children each work day.
• More than three in ten (35 percent) reported they missed two or more significant events in their child’s life due to work in the last year.

How to be a better juggler These are bleak statistics, but as Mary Delaney, one of CareerBuilder's own busy working mothers, has said, there are things you can do to better balance work and family. and now, Jason Ferrara, VP Corporate Marketing at CareerBuilder and a father of two, shares his tips for working dads everywhere to better manage the delicate balancing act of providing for one's family -- and being there as a partner and a father.]]> http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/2010/06/16/5-tips-for-overworked-fathers-to-better-balance-work-and-family-life-just-in-time-for-fathers-day/feed/atom/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehiringsiteposts/~3/qdvswYPQzr4/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thehiringsiteposts/~3/qdvswYPQzr4/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 20:17:46 +0000 Amy Chulik http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/?p=7237 You may have a dozen reasons to celebrate Mother's Day this Sunday, but here's one you may not have thought of -- a tough economy. A recent CareerBuilder survey of 604 women, employed full-time with children 18 and under living in the household, shows that working moms may be feeling more stressed -- and less appreciated -- in our current economic climate. Working moms, many of them recently tasked with the responsibility of keeping their families afloat due to unemployed spouses or other financial issues, have had to become more resourceful than ever. According to survey results:

• Twelve percent of working moms said their spouse or significant other has become unemployed in the last 12 months, with two-thirds (67 percent) indicating that it is causing stress at home.
• Thirty-six percent of working moms said they are the sole provider for their household.
• Nearly one-in-ten (9 percent) have taken on a second job in the last 12 months to provide for their family.

Work/life balance -- what's that again? As a result, achieving a work/life balance can be a lot of work in itself, as moms are working more hours -- which often translates to less time at home with the family:

• Forty-three percent of working moms work more than 40 hours per week.
• More than one-third (34 percent) who take work home reported they typically bring work home three days a week or more.
• Twenty-three percent bring work home on the weekends.
• Nearly one-in-five (18 percent) of working moms said they spend two hours or less with their children each work day.
• Nearly three-in-ten (29 percent) reported they missed two or more significant events in their child’s life due to work in the last year.

So what can working moms do to achieve more balance? CareerBuilder's Mary Delaney, a working mother herself, offers other working moms her thoughts and tips:]]> http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/2010/05/05/a-working-mother-at-careerbuilder-offers-six-tips-to-help-balance-work-and-family/feed/atom/ 0