SINGLE PARENTHOO

D/LESS-LOYAL

EMPLOYEESAizell A. Bernal

BSBA 3HRM 8

Mrs. Fe De Castro

SINGLE PARENTHOOD refers to a

parent not living with a spouse or partner that has most of the day to day responsibilities in raising the child or children

CAUSES OF SINGLE PARENTING

Death of a Partner

Divorce

Unintended Pregnancy

Single Parent Adoption

DEATH OF A PARTNER

common cause of single parenting

DIVORCE Divorce Statistics

30 %

69 %

6 %

4 % 4 % 1 %

23 %

Children and divorce

DIVORCE

CHILD CUSTODY

PHYSICAL CUSTODY

PARALLEL PARENTING

COOPERATIVE PARENTING

Children and divorce

Child Custody – refers to which parent is allowed to make important decisions about the children involved.

DIVORCE

Children and divorce

Physical Custody refers to which parent the child lives with.

DIVORCE

Children and divorce

Parallel Parenting refers to parenting after divorce in which each parent does so independently; most common.

DIVORCE

Children and divorce

Cooperative Parenting occurs when the parents involved in the child’s life work together around all involved parties’ schedules and activities, and this is for less common.

DIVORCE

UNINTENDED PREGNANCY

Mothers with the unintended pregnancies, and their children are subject to numerous adverse health effects, including increased risk of violence and death, and the children are less likely to succeed in school and are more likely to live in poverty and be involved in crime.

SINGLE PARENT ADOPTION

Children adopted by a single person were raised in pairs rather than alone, and many adoptions by lesbians and gay men were arranged as single parent adoptions.

ADVANTAGES OF SINGLE PARENTING

Greater control Manipulative children Total financial control Less people to care

for More time to the child

DISADVANTAGES OF SINGLE PARENTING

Lack of support Too much pressure and

stress Financial pressure Child care issues Limited social life Difficulties balancing

children and work Loneliness

LEGAL RIGHTS FOR A SINGLE PARENT IN THE

WORKPLACE

Pregnancy

No Anti-Discrimination Laws

Religious Organizations

Worker’s Schedules

It is illegal to refuse to hire a woman because she is pregnant or may become pregnant , and a woman cannot be fired because of her pregnancy.

Pregnancy must be treated like a temporary disability; employers must give pregnant women leave once they are unable to work due to their pregnancy.

Employers cannot force a pregnant woman to take leave if she feels she is still able to work.

PREGNANCY

NO ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS

According to Workplace Fairness, there are no federal laws prohibiting discrimination based on family status.

It is legal for an employer to discriminate in hiring or promoting single parents.

However, employers may not discriminate based on sex. Therefore, if an employer schedules a single mother for longer hours than the men in her department, he could be sued for sex discrimination.

RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS Workplace Fairness reports that some

courts have ruled that religious organizations may engage in practices such as firing single parents because of religious prohibitions against sex outside of marriage.

These organizations must hold both men and women to the same standards.

WORKER’S SCHEDULES

An employer may schedule another employee to work overtime to compensate for hours that a single parent cannot work due to child-care commitments or require another employee to cover the single parent’s job while he picks up children from school or attends to other child-care issues.

Workplace Fairness reports that these types of scheduling discrepancies are not considered discriminatory in most cases.

SINGLE PARENT DISCRIMINATION AT THE

WORKPLACE

Single parent should do if he/she experiences discrimination in the workplace

1. At the interview, try to relax but be straightforward. When you are asked questions about your status as a single parent, ask the interviewer why they are asking those questions. Then tell them that you would be happy to talk about that but you would like to talk about your skills and accomplishments first.

2. Challenge the interviewer’s assumptions. Politely ask why the interviewer thinks that being single and a parent matters in connection to the job. Answer their concerns so as to dispel any preconceptions they have against single parents.

3. Talk to your supervisor or manager. At work, if faced with a situation where you feel that you are being discriminated, talk to your superior and tell them that you want the opportunity to advance just like other members of the team.

4. Get support from other single parents in your workplace. Seek out other single parents in your office. Meet with them and put together ideas on how you can address issues that you have with the company.

SINGLE PARENT DISCRIMINATION AT THE

WORKPLACE

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