Family Friendly Benefits in the Work Place

Abstract

     This academic paper is prepared for human resource, employers and managers who are aware of the impact of the ASEAN Community and deals with the relationship between family friendly benefit and working condition. As modern workplace in this century, Human Resources professionals may be required to justify family friendly benefits by presenting positive links to organisational performance while mitigating associated costs. On the other hand, offering family friendly benefits will negatively influence productivity of conventional employees. Moreover, there are many types of family friendly benefits, including flexible working hours, childcares, eldercares, and so on. In this paper, it reviews lots of practical issues to prove that friendly benefits can prove beneficial in improving organisational productivity provided that both Managers and Human Resources professionals actively ensure that benefits are effectively implemented such they meet the needs of both the organisation and the wider employee group.