Work/Life Facts to Make You So Crazy You Need to Rant

1. 48% of workers do not have paid sick days; 76% of low-wage workers and 80% of part-time workers do not have paid sick days.
2. In 1960, only 10% of mothers worked and only 10% were unmarried. Today 70% of mothers work and 40% of mothers are unmarried.
3. 70% of American children live in households where all adults are employed. 
4. Single mothers earning less than $20,000 are twice as likely as other workers to have nonstandard hours, and have the highest rate of nonstandard hours of all U.S. workers.
5. 41% of working parents say they had missed medical appointments or delayed treatments for their children because they could not get away from work.
6. Nearly 40% of employees say they have missed work due to elder care responsibilities.
7. The US, along with only three other countries—Liberia, Papua New Guinea, and Swaziland—have no paid maternity leave.
8. Of the world’s 15 most competitive countries, 14 provide paid sick leave, 13 provide paid leave for new mothers, and 12 provide paid leave for new fathers.
9. 40% of low-wage workers work nonstandard hours, defined as anything other than 9-to-5, five days/week.
10. Workers coming to work when they are ill cost $180 billion annually in lost productivity.
11. Employers with family friendly policies improve their bottom line by reducing attrition and absenteeism and increasing employee performance.