What is Work-Life Balance?

A good work-life balance culture creates employees who want to work. Work-life balance reflects the continuing evolution of our modern working environment and recognises the respective needs and commitments of employers, employees and customers as a social norm.

Employers must monitor cost and profitability while managing their responsibilities to employees

Employees have different commitments and different requirements at various points in their careers.

Customers reward organisations that provide a high quality, reliable service

Chwarae Teg works to help all businesses realise the benefits of finding ways to accommodate more work-life balance practises for their employees

Work-Life Balance Initiatives

Work-Life Balance involves a wide range of initiatives and approaches that can be tailored to suit organisations of all sizes, from public sector and large multinational employers to SMEs and the self-employed:

  • Flexible Working
  • Childcare
  • Breaks from Work
  • Other Initiatives eg employee assistance programmes, stress management etc
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