Definition(s):

“Are programs sponsored by the organization designed to help employees balance work and family roles. Including but not limited to health or stress management programs; Family and Medical Leave Act; alternative work arrangements; and dependent care support.”

As defined by Grandey & Cordeiro in Family-Friendly Policies and Organizational Justice, a Sloan Work and Family Encyclopedia entry. Retrieved from the Sloan Work and Family Research Network website: http://wfnetwork.bc.edu/encyclopedia_template.php?id=231. Grandey, A.A. (2001). Family friendly policies: Organizational justice perceptions of need-based allocations. In R. Cropanzano (Ed.), Justice in the workplace: From theory to practice, (Vol 2, pp. 145-173). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.