Introduction
This work is a justification report for the provision of onsite child-caring programs to employees that have children as a method of relieving them of the stresses of balancing between taking care of their children and working. The paper will address several factors that will justify the proposal such as the problem statement and the subsequent developments that will help solve the problem.
Problem Statement
Most people find it problematic to balance caring for their children and their jobs. The problem is even worse in Texas where the working class has to spend a considerable amount of their time in traffic commuting to and from workplaces. I would like to propose the establishment of onsite childcare that will help employees who have children drop their children at such services before they can go to their jobs (Payne, Cook & Diaz, 2011). The project will help to solve the fixes that parents find themselves stuck into especially when they cannot find places open as early as the time before they can leave for their workplaces.
Terminology
The alternatives available to the parenting employees are:
- Alternative A– The program will be availed to employees who work full time and for the periods during which they are at their places of work. In addition, the program will cater to children between the ages of six weeks and five years.
- Alternative B-the before and after school onsite care will ensure that the parents of children of the school-going age manage to go to school and back safely.
Major Sections of the Report
Criteria
The following four criteria would be used to judge the feasibility of each alternative.
Cost– How much are the parents willing to pay for the services rendered to them? The parents can do so through a check-off system from their monthly salary or payment via banker’s cheque to the designated bank account number.
Benefits– How will the onsite childcare help the employees and the company? The program will help employees to concentrate on their jobs and improve their productivity. The company will benefit from the improved productivity of the workers.
Development-– How long will it take to develop this program and have it available to the employees?
The development process would take 12 months to work out on all kinks. They would allow time for hiring and training of staff, find equipment as well as allow time for building the facility.
Selection– The interested persons are supposed to fill the application forms giving details of the preferred choice of services that will suit them.
Scope and Limitation of the Research
The research process would include surveying to identify the number of employees with children that may be interested in the program. Besides, the program will entail advertising and using the internet to research and hire qualified personnel in providing the desired services. Moreover, I will use questionnaires to determine the number of clients to be served. The research will not cover the employees who are no parental and those who have children but have conventional means of managing them.
Preliminary Parts of Research
Evaluation of Alternatives
Cost
- Alternative A– the program will help parents that already have maternity leaves but still have the urge of working for the company to concentrate on their jobs.
- Alternative B– the employees will have the option of applying for the services through the HR department (Feierabend, & Staffelbach, 2015).
Benefits
Alternative A– the program will help the employees to remain focused on their jobs and the company to retain most of them.
Alternative B– the parents will get a lot of time to concentrate on their jobs and their children will feel secure.
Alternative A- the parents may pay for the services through check-off systems, which will enable them to receive high-quality services.
Alternative B– such services should be free of charge because they are a part of the welfare of employees (Feierabend, & Staffelbach, 2015).
Recommendations
Both methods have accrued benefits for both the company and its employees. For instance, the parents will have time to concentrate on their jobs while the company will manage to reduce the levels of absenteeism. However, some people would consider the first alternative as exploitative of the company because they feel that such a program should be a part of the HR policy (Feierabend & Staffelbach, 2015).
References
Feierabend, A., & Staffelbach, B. (2015). Crowding out reciprocity between working parents and companies with corporate childcare. Human Resource Management, 12(1), 1-10.
Payne, S., Cook, A., & Diaz, I. (2011). Understanding childcare satisfaction and its effect on workplace outcomes: The convenience factor and the mediating role of work-family conflict. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 85(2), 225–244.