Family and Medical Leave
» Family and Medical Leave, Volume 4, Issue 2, 2004
If respondent HAS a policy regarding employees who request time off for a serious family illness, or the birth or adoption of a child.
2d. Why did you establish a family leave policy? Was it:?
| Response | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To use as a benefit to attract or retain employees | 42 | ||
| 2 | Because you had so many requests for leave that you needed a policy | 5 | ||
| 3 | Because a law or regulation required you to have one | 20 | ||
| 4 | To avoid potential problems and inconsistencies | 17 | ||
| 5 | Part of a union contract or labor negotiation | 1 | ||
| 6 | DK/Refuse | 14 | ||
| Total (%) | 99 | |||
| N | 130 | |||
Notes: Forty-two (42) percent of small employers with a family and medical leave policy indicate the most important reason that they established a policy was to attract and/or retain employees (Q#2d).
