Work Options Group's Backup Care Options program enables more than 600,000 employees throughout the United States and Canada to get to work when they experience temporary breakdowns in their child, adult and elder care arrangements. Work Options Group, The Backup Care Company, has offered nationwide backup care for all ages since 1991. During 2008, the company anticipates providing more than 450,000 hours of backup care, providing employees with trusted, affordable, temporary care and saving employers more than $22.5 million in absenteeism and lost productivity costs. Clients include Microsoft, Accenture, Dell, ING, Verizon Wireless, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Princeton University and Baptist Health South Florida. Backup care is an employee benefit that acts as a “safety net” for employees who care for children, adults or elderly loved ones, by providing temporary care so employees can get to work when their regular caregiving arrangements are unavailable (ex - school holidays or closures, caregiver vacations, loved ones recovering from illness or surgery.)
Keywords: Human Resources, Backup Care, Work-Life Benefit, Employee Benefit