Benefits of Work-Life Balance
Work-life balance is for everyone!! Whether you are an employer or employee,
male or female, supervisor or subordinate, parent, a care giver, jobseeker
or just someone who wants to achieve a better balance between work and
the rest of his or her life. These sensible policies can benefit each
and everyone in the workplace.
New research shows how both small and big businesses can benefit from
working arrangements, which enable employees to balance work and home
life. A report in UK shows some small businesses save simply by using
family friendly work policies. This research dispels the myth that only
large employers can afford to be flexible. Every business can reap strong
business benefits from offering flexible working arrangements, which
recognise that employees have a life and responsibilities outside the
world of work.
The result is literally money in the bank for businesses: reduced casual
absence, better staff retention, easier recruitment and improvements
in morale, commitment and productivity. Satisfaction with life is linked
to performance at work. Everything that any employer dreams about in
good employee relationship can be achieved with work-life balance. Everyone
benefits from good practice in the area of work-life balance - parents
and care givers, children, businesses owners, the economy and society.
In fact, experience of micro firm owners in UK show that with flexible
working arrangements in place, they enjoy a decrease in casual sickness
- and an increase in productivity. Next week, part 2 of Trends in Work
Life Balance -- Global trends in work life balance.
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