Identifying corporate pathfinders
History of the ACCI National Work and Family Awards
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April 2002
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Abstract
This article reflects on the history and purpose of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry National Work and Family Awards, which were initiated ten years ago as a means of stimulating greater management interest in the benefits of helping employees combine their working and home lives, and also to give public recognition to significant achievement by business in the development and implementation of work and family policies and practices. Examples are provided of innovative approaches to work and family which have been adopted by best practice employers.
This article reflects on the history and purpose of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry National Work and Family Awards, which were initiated ten years ago as a means of stimulating greater management interest in the benefits of helping employees combine their working and home lives, and also to give public recognition to significant achievement by business in the development and implementation of work and family policies and practices. Examples are provided of innovative approaches to work and family which have been adopted by best practice employers.