Tackling Childcare : The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare in Sri Lanka

This report Tackling Childcare: The Business Case for Employer-supported Childcare in Sri Lanka responds to IFC client and partner demand for country-specific business case evidence on childcare and practical guidance on putting ideas into practice...

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Main Author: International Finance Corporation
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31255
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spelling okr-10986-312552019-02-09T05:10:53Z Tackling Childcare : The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare in Sri Lanka International Finance Corporation CHILDCARE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION MATERNITY LEAVE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILD EDUCATION WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT This report Tackling Childcare: The Business Case for Employer-supported Childcare in Sri Lanka responds to IFC client and partner demand for country-specific business case evidence on childcare and practical guidance on putting ideas into practice. It features I O case studies of companies across sectors—including in the country's key industries such as apparel and information technology—to highlight why employers should consider supporting their employees' childcare needs. The report shows that building an onsite creche is not the only way forward, as there are many different models through which employers can support their employees. The models the companies choose depend on what they can offer-while still gaining business benefits. This publication reaches hundreds of employers in the country, so they can learn from our partners' experience and replicate what works. It is also a call to action, urging key stakeholders to invest in childcare solutions and support the infrastructure that allows childcare providers to grow at the scale that is needed to support the demand, and generate. 2019-02-08T21:03:41Z 2019-02-08T21:03:41Z 2018-12 Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31255 English CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo International Finance Corporation World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper South Asia Sri Lanka
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topic CHILDCARE
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
MATERNITY LEAVE
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILD EDUCATION
WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT
spellingShingle CHILDCARE
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
MATERNITY LEAVE
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILD EDUCATION
WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT
International Finance Corporation
Tackling Childcare : The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare in Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka
description This report Tackling Childcare: The Business Case for Employer-supported Childcare in Sri Lanka responds to IFC client and partner demand for country-specific business case evidence on childcare and practical guidance on putting ideas into practice. It features I O case studies of companies across sectors—including in the country's key industries such as apparel and information technology—to highlight why employers should consider supporting their employees' childcare needs. The report shows that building an onsite creche is not the only way forward, as there are many different models through which employers can support their employees. The models the companies choose depend on what they can offer-while still gaining business benefits. This publication reaches hundreds of employers in the country, so they can learn from our partners' experience and replicate what works. It is also a call to action, urging key stakeholders to invest in childcare solutions and support the infrastructure that allows childcare providers to grow at the scale that is needed to support the demand, and generate.
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author International Finance Corporation
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title Tackling Childcare : The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare in Sri Lanka
title_short Tackling Childcare : The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare in Sri Lanka
title_full Tackling Childcare : The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare in Sri Lanka
title_fullStr Tackling Childcare : The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare in Sri Lanka
title_full_unstemmed Tackling Childcare : The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare in Sri Lanka
title_sort tackling childcare : the business case for employer-supported childcare in sri lanka
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31255
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