Why worry about Work-Life Balance?

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Why worry about work-life balance?

Work life balance

◦ The balance between personal life and work life.

◦ “The extent to which individuals are equally

involved in and equally satisfied with their work
role and family role.”

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 Why worry about work-life balance?

How to enable a good work-life balance

◦ Flexible working hours

◦ Time management
◦ Planning
◦ Priorities and
limits should be set.

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Why worry about work-life balance?
Why now??

◦ Flexible work practices

◦ Neo-liberalism
◦ Change in hours of business
◦ Inter-role conflict
◦ Care arrangements for dependents

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Why worry about work-life balance?
Flexible working hours- A tool for work-life balance
◦ Employee friendly or employer unfriendly (Enabling work life
balance)

◦ Employer friendly/business friendly or employee unfriendly

(Constraining work life balance)

◦ Neutral Practices

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 Why worry about work-life balance?
Work-Life balance; On organizational level
◦ A good work-life organizational program includes
◦ Flexible working time arrangements
◦ Parental leave entitlements
◦ Childcare (subsidies or direct provision)

◦ Results in
◦ Increased organizational commitment
◦ Job satisfaction
◦ Improved mental health

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Why worry about work-life balance?
Work-Life balance; On organizational level
◦ Absence of good work-life organizational program can result in
◦ Work-life stress for employees
◦ Antagonistic feeling for organization
◦ Performance deterioration of employees
◦ Creative Manpower leaving the organization

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