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Family Friendly Policies should
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benefit the organisation and its employees; |
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acknowledge that the needs of both the organisation and employees are not static, but change over time; |
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highlight the need for management, unions/employee representatives and employees to discuss workable solutions; |
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encourage a partnership approach to meeting the needs of both the organisation and the employees; |
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operate in a fair and consistent manner; |
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be economically feasible; |
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value employees for their contribution to the business, not their working pattern; |
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be carefully planned and agreed; |
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include a monitoring and evaluation mechanism; |
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take into account the equality implications of any policies introduced; |
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be communicated to all employees in the organisation. Developments and changes to policies should also be communicated on a regular basis. |
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