The Worklife Company
Releasing the potential of people & business
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The Worklife Company Releasing the potential of people & business
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What is Worklife Balance? Worklife balance is simply about give and take - creating choice. When employees feel that they have 'no choice' but to work long hours, 'no choice' but to work set hours, then imbalance occurs. When employers have 'no choice' than to run their business a certain way, or say 'yes' to every demand, then imbalance occurs. Worklife balance is about giving to the company, its customers, its processes, and balancing that with the ability to have a life too. Our performance driven, short term and masculine
cultures, have created workplace cultures of overwork, stress, long hours,
presenteeism and lack of customer service. Financially focused, cost reducing,
downsized organisations have caused those who have 'survived' the cull, to be
delivering the work of 3, 4 sometimes 5. Over 41% of parents spend less than an
hour a day with their children, our communities are depleting and our sense of
achievement and self worth has reduced.
Worklife balance is not a 'nice to have' for mums, carers or older employees. Worklife balance is a business imperative. Worklife Balance for all creates:
In our experience, about 73% of your population of
employees will want to work the hours already contracted to deliver. About 27%
need flexible working for REASONS or SEASONS of their life. 'Reasons' based
flexible working rarely affects terms & conditions of employment as they are
often short term and for a specific need, like a sick relative, or studying for
exams. Seasons ba Companies should try, wherever possible, to adopt a 'reason-neutral' approach to flexible working. In other words, the reasons that an employee needs flexible working is irrelevant. The key question for the business is 'how can we accommodate this request, with no reduction in service to our customer?'. To find out how flexible working can help you or your business to improve, please contact us or click on the relevant resources below: The Worklife Wheel for individuals Flexible Working SkillSheet Worklife Balance Training I'm Glad I Spent more Time at Work! book by Lynne Copp Dancing Round the Handbags for hard working women
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flexible working usually does affect Terms & Conditions, and is generally for a
longer period of time. For example, working part time when a child is young, or
working a compressed working week when training for a sporting team. Creative
employers look at the many options open to them, and look for ways that the
business can accommodate the need. The most common flexible work patters are
shown to the right.