Treating Married and Unmarried Employees the Same
WFD Consulting found through their research that unmarried employees were more likely to leave a company in the next 3 years. One of the main reasons single employees have a problem with is unfair treatment. For example, married employees will utilize flexible schedules, get out of discipline more and have less demands placed on them. This angers those who are not married.
Single employees are more focused on their jobs, want job growth and desire to continue their education. Since they are single their jobs take a higher interest in their lives. If married people are getting flexible scheduling for their kids they feel that they should get flexible scheduling for schooling.
Employers have a responsibility to maintain a fair and equitable work force. Those singles who feel like they are being treated unfairly have no problem going out and finding another job. They do not have a family to worry about, they might not have large mortgages nor do they have to put away for their kids college.
The absences that married employees incur are generally related to their family needs and obligations. They take time off for kids sporting events, when their kids are sick and for extended family events. Single people might want to take time off for personal reasons such as education, a trip they were looking for as well as other personal events going on in life.
One of the best ways to determine what is considered fair by employees is to conduct a survey that asks why people need to work a flexible schedule, for what reasons they take time off and other perks that they would feel are a benefit. Through these surveys the employer will have a better idea whether disparate treatment between married and unmarried people is even a problem.
Once the survey is conducted and the company becomes aware of the problem they should begin to take some action towards rectifying the situation. Unmarried employees feel as though it was the other's choice to be married and it isn't fair to give them all of the special concessions. Failure to close the gap is potentially risking 40+% of the work population to finding another job.
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Murad Ali is a three time book author, a doctoral student, a professor, and a human resource professional. He runs a consulting and online advertising company for small and medium businesses at http://www.ma... View profile
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- Unmarried employees feel as though they are being punished for being single.
- Unmarried people don't get the special concessions and time off.
- Failure to close the gap is potentially risking 40+% of the work population to finding another job.