This is something organizations can offer to their employees who are saying they are really hurting from these gas prices.

Organizations in every industry vertical are becoming more and more aware that high-performing employees are the most critical source of their strategic success. And employee performance management, along with training and development, is the fastest growing category of strategic human resource functions.

The idea of a work/life balance is much more important to younger workers than it ever was with baby boomers. Companies are looking at retention issues.

There may already be existing policies in place that pertain to it, like disclosing proprietary information, which would most likely be covered in other policies in terms of non-disclosure agreements.

You're obviously going to be at a disadvantage if you are going to recruit workers that might not look at a company that doesn't offer benefits like that.

If I'm calling company ABC for a reference check about Joe Smith, they'll say he worked here from X date to Y date; but a lot of companies are adopting a policy not to get into information beyond basic details.