Work/Life Balance

Achieving a fair, balanced, flexible working strategy within the workplace is by no means a straightforward task. As a first step, the needs of employees must be identified and evaluated, together with the concerns of managers at all levels. We have seen at first-hand in our studies how motivated employees can be when their employer entrusts them with managing their own time, and provides the tools to do it. We have also seen how managers can be resistant to the idea and wary of what impact it might have on the effectiveness of their teams and the business. A level of trust between manager and employee, therefore, is essential in making the arrangement work.

Our experience in this area has shown that research can help organisations understand the work/life balance needs across their workforce, and how these needs might be met within the strategic objectives of the company.   Driving this change towards putting work/life balance at the centre of organisational culture and strategy is the realisation that well implemented policies can provide great benefits for organisations and staff alike.