Members of the Forum are Business Group employer members with a strong focus on leave, absence, and workforce flexibility issues as well as industry experts in these key areas.
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Leave Optimization Forum
Mission & Objectives
The Business Group’s Leave Optimization Forum addresses shared challenges and opportunities for leave policies and their intersection with health, well-being and productivity. Paid leave is critical to maximize organizational performance and support the diverse needs of a modern workforce. At the same time, employers and employees face challenges navigating and managing the leave experience, compounded for employers by the rising cost of managing time away and the accelerating regulatory and compliance burden.
The Forum convenes employers, partners and subject matter experts to:
- Develop a shared understanding of “what’s working and not working” today for employers taking a holistic view of leave through the identification of best practices and common challenges, frustrations and gaps in solutions; and
- Form consensus about how to address these gaps, set priorities and seek solutions in the product/service market as well as in the policy arena.
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How To Get Involved
Leave Optimization Forum
If you represent an employer member of Business Group on Health, there is no cost to participate in this Committee.
The Forum meets in person twice a year at the Business Group offices in Washington, DC or at member company hosted locations, and has one virtual meeting.
Members provide guidance on Business Group resources focused on best practices for managing the challenges and opportunities for leave polices, their intersection with health, well-being and productivity as well as managing the regulatory and compliance landscape. Members participate in benchmarking discussions and provide thought leadership on upcoming discussion topics and publications focused on leave strategy and may participate in forum-only benchmarking calls and webinar presentations.
Scope of Work
Leave Optimization Forum
In 2019, Forum meetings and events addressed state and local paid leave laws; approaches and best practices for accommodations and inclusion; the promise and potential pitfalls of expanded parental leave; challenges of ‘going global’ with leave strategies; and new research, solutions and employer practices related to trending topics and Forum member priorities. These and other timely topics will be addressed in the coming years.
Benefits of Forum participation include:
- Two in-person meetings per year (remote participation available), each with a networking reception, and one virtual meeting;
- Forum-only benchmarking calls and webinar presentations;
- Opportunity to attend meetings hosted by employer members at their corporate HQ and participate remotely in most meetings if unable to attend in person;
- Access to Business Group’s Leave Optimization Forum staff; and
- Opportunities to support and contribute to Business Group content, including spotlights highlighting Forum member company leadership.