collocation · academic
family-friendly policies
UK/ˌfæm.ə.liˈfrend.li ˈpɒl.ɪ.siːz/US/ˌfæm.ə.liˈfrend.li ˈpɑː.lə.siz/FAM·i·ly·FRI·end·ly POL·i·cies
Policies designed to help employees with family responsibilities, e.g. paid parental leave or flexible hours.
Examples
“Many multinational companies now offer family-friendly policies, such as flexible hours and subsidised childcare.”
“Introducing family-friendly policies can improve employee retention.”
“The government is considering family-friendly policies to encourage higher birth rates.”
Band 8 sentence
“To retain skilled workers, many employers have adopted comprehensive family-friendly policies, including extended parental leave and flexible scheduling.”
Collocations
- implement family-friendly policies
- introduce family-friendly policies
- promote family-friendly policies
Word family
Common mistakes
policies for family→family-friendly policies
home-friendly policies→family-friendly policies
Say it for a higher band
5family policies→6policies for families→7+family-friendly policies
Synonyms
workplace family support
Easily confused
policies for families
“The council introduced policies for families to improve access to local services.”
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