ABSTRACT

The Human Resources (HR) function is the key partner in embedding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability initiatives in any organisation, as this can be achieved only when a company educates, engages and empowers its entire workforce. This chapter proposes that the HR function has a responsibility to be proactive in leading the way in establishing a company-wide CSR-enabled culture. It provides the case study about the bussiness of a woman named as Sharon Black. Childcare and other family support arrangements cover the ways in which companies can support employees by sharing some of the family burden and even involving families in understanding the workplace environment. Health, fitness and well-being programmes are possibly the most widespread, and include a wide range of options that a company can adopt to support employees in caring for their own health and well-being.