ways2work - Parents and carers
Introduction
Thinking about returning to paid work? The good news is that despite the current global economic slowdown, it’s still a great time to be looking for work. Australia is experiencing a skills shortage and employers are competing for talented and motivated employees. That means your skills are needed. It also means that employers are increasingly willing to accommodate your need for flexibility so that you can achieve work family balance.
What is work family balance?
A balance between work and family responsibilities occurs when the need to meet family commitments is accepted and respected in the workplace.
All people in the workplace, whether they are employers or employees will need to balance their work with family responsibilities at some time in their working lives.
Flexible, family friendly arrangements or provisions are designed to support people balance their work and their family responsibilities.
To make your transition back into the paid workforce as smooth as possible ways2work is structured as a journey that you can follow step-by-step when you're:
Take the Returning to Work quiz to test your knowledge and discover some programs that may help you.
You can also download our first ways2work newsletter to read some top tips and success stories from this website.
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Tell Us Your Story.
We'd like to hear from you about your experiences of balancing work and family.