Work-family conflict: The importance of family-friendly employment practices and family-supportive supervisors

In the study reported in this paper, we examined the relationship between the use of four family-friendly employment practices (i.e., telecommuting, ability to take work home, flexible work hours, and family leave) and work-family conflict. In addition, we examined whether reporting to a family-supportive supervisor was related to the use of the four practices and to work-family conflict. We found that the use of three of the four practices was related to work-family conflict. In addition, our results showed that reporting to a family-supportive supervisor was related to the use of certain practices and to work-family conflict.