The Juggle

Choices and tradeoffs people make as they juggle work and family.

[Rachel Robinson @itsrachelemma]

Despite moves by @ibm and others, telecommuting still popular among jobseekers https://t.co/nt5IHwvw96

[The Juggle @thejuggle]

A fun way to spend a boring layover this holiday season: meeting up with a stranger for an impromptu tango https://t.co/gcCvVegBH8

[Rachel Robinson @itsrachelemma]

As health-care costs rise, workers are buying "insurance on insurance" https://t.co/0HZEYIpzov

[Rachel Robinson @itsrachelemma]

IKEA broadens U.S. parental leaves to 4 months, even for its hourly workforce https://t.co/f20TQpUn9B

[Rachel Robinson @itsrachelemma]

For 1st time, more than half of workers have deductible of more than $1,000 for single coverage. https://t.co/BFqMW0TkIK

[Rachel Robinson @itsrachelemma]

Cancer treatment is overwhelming for workers. Can a supercomputer help? https://t.co/ANbPuKtc6h

[Rachel Robinson @itsrachelemma]

Employees should brace for higher out-of-pocket health costs. Specialty drugs projected to surge 17%! https://t.co/BFqMW0TkIK

[Rachel Robinson @itsrachelemma]

More than a third of workers—41 million private sector employees—aren’t eligible for even a single paid sick day. https://t.co/vWnUgLIk0S

[Rachel Robinson @itsrachelemma]

New local laws are requiring paid sick leave for more workers, but some employers are having a hard time keeping up https://t.co/DCgAfzUuYA

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Employers are hiring parental-leave coaches to help retain women as they expand their families https://t.co/uLf9RjM8fC #WSJWomenIn 🔓

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

A hard-charging finance firm experiments with unique family-friendly perks—but culture is hard to change https://t.co/LywWGCY4Xf #WSJWomenIn

[Rachel Robinson @itsrachelemma]

How one finance firm is trying to become more family-friendly, tho employees still expected to work 70+ hrs/wk. https://t.co/iQaB2rsXDc

[Rachel Robinson @itsrachelemma]

As firms extend parental leave to several months, some are offering "parental leave coaching." https://t.co/DyVwGppltE

[Lauren Weber @laurenweberWSJ]

High finance and family-friendly? KKR is trying to find the balance btn intensity and flexibility. https://t.co/fUsCHmN7lY @itsrachelemma

[ALCA New England @AgingLifeCareNE]

What a wonderful trend -- paid leave for elder caregiving.
#eldercare #caregivers https://t.co/gzqBnKFbAS

[Rachel Robinson @itsrachelemma]

Companies like @deloitte @nike are starting to offer paid leave for elder caregiving https://t.co/bMJFWgcjFF

[The Juggle @thejuggle]

Tackling mental health, one text at a time. #textualhealing https://t.co/DmZXVSoL29

[The Juggle @thejuggle]

Tackling workers' mental health, one text at a time. https://t.co/si1qdosIXm

[The Juggle @thejuggle]

Should hiring be put to a vote? Office democracy catches on at many firms, as employees vote on issues large & small https://t.co/NtcR8dBPDU

[The Juggle @thejuggle]

.@nytimes editorial on my @WSJ story on mining birth control data to predict which workers may become pregnant https://t.co/dxDEw0WQIR