Saint Louis Job News & Opportunities St. Louis Front Page is a weekly news publication, with daily updates, spotlighting attractions, events, business and hospitality in St. Louis, Missouri and Southwest Illinois. St. Louis News Community Info St. Louis Job News St. Louis CitySide Business News St. Charles News Southwest, IL News Fairview Heights,IL Art Gallery News Hotel News Restaurant News Style St. Louis Not Just For Kids   Downtown Map America's Center Busch Stadium Gateway Arch Savvis Center Laclede's Landing Old Courthouse Union Station Washington Avenue   Metropolitan Map Casinos Clayton, MO Grand Center Grant's Farm Forest Park Kimmswick, MO MO Botanical Garden Soulard St. Charles, MO West Port Plaza Transportation Lambert Airport How To Reach Us: St. Louis Front Page P.O. Box 1354 St. Louis, MO 63188 Voice: 314-771-0200 Fax: 314-771-0300 To submit news, contact: editor@slfp.com To advertise, contact: advertising@slfp.com Small Employers Offer More Flexibility; Large Employers Offer More Benefits NEW YORK, (PRNewswire, October 16, 2005 - Today's employees may have access to very different workplace supports depending on whether they work for small or large organizations, according to a new study from Families and Work Institute. The 2005 National Study of Employers reveals that small businesses are helping to drive changes in the structure of work, offering employees more opportunities for workplace flexibility, while large organizations are providing more benefits that have direct costs. The 2005 study also finds that small, mid-sized and large employers have mostly maintained or increased the overall work life assistance they provide to employees, with cutbacks primarily requiring employees to pay a larger share of disability, health care or retirement benefit costs. "We are seeing a workplace in transition, shifting from models that served the needs of the 20th century to those that serve the needs of the 21st century -- and most of these changes that make work 'work' for employers and employees appear to be here to stay," said Ellen Galinsky, president of Families and Work Institute. Other key findings include: Supporting employees and their families is NOT the main reason why employers offer work life initiatives. Of the 92% of employers that offered at least eight work life initiatives, many reported they provide them * to recruit and retain employees (47%); and * to enhance productivity and commitment (25%). Most work life initiatives offered by employers are being maintained and some expanded, though a few benefits that have direct costs have been cut back. Small companies lead the way in providing one of the most valued benefits: working flexibly. Cost is seen as the obstacle to providing more work life assistance. A no- or low-cost initiative that is used in organizations of all sizes is flexibility. The movement toward a more flexible workplace, however, is still in transition. The 2005 National Study of Employers was conducted by Families and Work Institute as a part of the "When Work Works" project, and is funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Archived: Offsite Workers Feel Less Connected With Employers Missouri Unemployment Rate Hits Four Year Low Missouri Career Centers Responding to Hurricane Katrina Evacuees Travel Industry Jobs Impacted by Hurricane Katrina Major Re-organization Designed to Create Jobs in Missouri Maintaining Health Insurance Is More Important Than Pay Increase Missouri Labor Market Shows Improvement Mortgage Rates Rise Following Employment Report National Job Quality is Declining 18- to 34-Year-Olds, Low Earners Tops Among Job-Hoppers 'Class of 9/11' Finds Patriotism Is Not Enough to Work for Government Laptops, Not Autos, Tempt Today's Job Seekers Survey Highlights Mothers as Ideal Workplace Leaders Worker's Compensation Reform Bills Protect Missouri Jobs Employment Rebounds in St. Louis Missouri Quality Jobs Act to Create Jobs, Spur Economic Growth Smurfit-Stone Anticipates Job Growth at New Headquarters in St. Louis County Worker Confidence Drops Sharply in February Employment Market Minority-Owned Businesses Boost Local Economies in Tight Job Market Workers Rate Bosses Highly, But Say They Can Do the Job Better U.S. Households Led by Single Mothers and Displaced Homemakers on the Rise Job Market Continues Growth As Worker's Confidence Levels Increase    The Saint Louis Front Page is owned and maintained by the Moore Design Group for the sole purpose of disseminating news and information about the Metropolitan Saint Louis area. Text or graphics may not be copied, rewritten or distributed in any manner whatsoever without written permission. For more information, contact editor@slfp.com All rights reserved world wide © 1996 - 2008 Moore Design Group .