United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-06-14 monographic deposited born digital 47 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-817 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-817 P0b002ee1803a524b f:d07817 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-817 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-817 GAO-07-817 Child care programs Comparative analysis Employee training Employees Employment Employment assistance programs Family leave Fringe benefits Labor force Parental leave Policy evaluation Women Foreign countries Policies and procedures Denmark Other Written Product A70747 Increasing retirements and declining fertility rates, among other factors, could affect the labor force growth in many developed countries. To maintain the size and productivity of the labor force, many governments and employers have introduced strategies to keep workers, such as women and low-skilled workers, in the workforce throughout their working lives. Because other countries have also undertaken efforts to address issues similar to those occurring in the U.S., GAO was asked to (1) describe the policies and practices implemented in other developed countries that may help women and low-wage/low-skilled workers enter and remain in the labor force; (2) examine the targeted groups' employment following the implementation of the policies and practices; and (3) identify the factors that affect employees' use of workplace benefits and the resulting implications. We conducted an extensive review of workplace flexibility and training strategies in a range of developed countries, and we conducted site visits to selected countries. Our reviews were limited to materials that were available in English. While we identified relevant national policies in the U.S., we did not determine whether other countries' strategies could be implemented here. Labor provided technical comments, and State had no comments on this report. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-817/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-817.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-817/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-817.pdf GAO-07-817 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-817 Other Written Product GAO-07-817; Women and Low-Skilled Workers: Other Countries' Policies and Practices That May Help These Workers Enter and Remain in the Labor Force; Child care programs Comparative analysis Employee training Employees Employment Employment assistance programs Family leave Fringe benefits Labor force Parental leave Policy evaluation Women Foreign countries Policies and procedures Denmark