God calls people to work and intends work to benefit God’s people and the families they support. In some contemporary workplaces, unfortunately, family is an afterthought.
We have assembled practical guidance for employers and employees who are building family-supportive workplaces.
The U.S. remains one of the world’s few industrialized nations without guaranteed paid family leave.
In 2021, CPJ convened a diverse Leadership Council to reflect on a principled, common ground approach to paid family leave. Their report, “Honoring Families, Loving Our Neighbors: A Common Ground Proposal for Paid Family Leave” offers sensible policies that can help secure the best health and future for families, and for our country by creating a universal paid family leave program offering benefits for new parents and end-of-life caregivers. It also urges policymakers to work toward guaranteeing all who work at least two weeks paid time off for routine health and caregiving needs.
To create this Resource Guide, we surveyed and interviewed faith-shaped employers – for-profit and nonprofit organizations – who are working to align their workplace practices with their family values. You will be able to:
