UNIT D - Blog 39

There are organization initiatives that need to occur before work/life balance can be obtained and equity among men and women is gained in the legal profession. These organization initiatives that should happen are providing a workplace that values it's employees and promoting and showing examples of equity. Employees need to come into the workplace being treated equally and fairly because this is most important. Nobody should feel shunned or shut out because they have a home life or have children to take care of. Also, the workplace needs to provide proper training and mentoring for their employees so everyone can have the same learning tools available to them so they can grow within the company. When people have to work part time schedules in order to take care of their families they feel they lose out on alot from being away from the office more than others, therefore if they are provided training and mentoring they might feel less out of the loop and might feel a little more appreciated by the company. Also, if these employees are offered mentoring and such then maybe the other employees wont talk down to them and will feel like they really are a good asset to the company and are worthy employees. I also think that fellow employees and higher management or staff need to learn about flexible schedules and how this will help the company instead of bringing it down and making it lose money. I don't think firms and such are educated on this and they choose to see the negative instead of the positive. I also think communication is key because without it everyone is left in the dark so to speak. Employees need to express their concerns and management needs to express their concerns as well so everyone can be on the same page and understand what is needed on both sides in order to make the company a whole and succeed as necessary.