United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-05-18 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-GGD-94-152 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-152 P0b002ee18039db1a f:tgg94152 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-152 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-152 T-GGD-94-152 Personnel management Federal employees Fringe benefits Annual leave Sick leave Families Retirement benefits Cost analysis Proposed legislation Flexible work schedules Federal Employees Family Friendly Leave Act Civil Service Retirement System Federal Employees Retirement System Testimony GGD H.R. 4361, the "Federal Employees Family Friendly Leave Act," would allow family members who are federal workers to share annual leave and would allow employees to use their sick leave to help care for sick family members. GAO testified that experimentation with both of these changes is appropriate in that they will help make the government a more "family friendly" employer. GAO does not believe that the changes will be costly, but it does urge that the cost issue be examined carefully during the three-year experiment. The federal government lags behind nonfederal employers in helping workers balance employment and personal needs. Significant demographic changes in the workforce, such as the surge in the number of working women and two-earner households, have prompted many employers to redesign their human resource policies and programs. These employers find that family friendly programs can be beneficial to the company as well as to the employee because of the savings resulting from productivity gains and the enhanced recruitment and retention of quality workers. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-152/html/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-152.htm GAO/T-GGD-94-152 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-152 Testimony GAO/T-GGD-94-152; Federal Employment: H.R. 4361, Federal Employees Family Friendly Leave Act; Personnel management Federal employees Fringe benefits Annual leave Sick leave Families Retirement benefits Cost analysis Proposed legislation Flexible work schedules Federal Employees Family Friendly Leave Act Civil Service Retirement System Federal Employees Retirement System