Millions of workers are also juggling caregiving. Employers need to rethink.

Millions of workers are also juggling caregiving. Employers need to rethink.

Business School report finds rigid hiring policies, work rules, scheduling hurt employees but also productivity, retention, bottom line

Millions of Americans, from hourly retail staffers to corporate vice presidents, wrestle with the demands of work while parenting young children, caring for a sick spouse or aging parent — or both.

That juggling act is made even tougher by rigid practices and rules set by employers, such as inflexible or unpredictable work schedules, and employers’ failure to grasp how employees are struggling and to provide them with support, according to a new Harvard Business School report.