… Improvements in work-life balance for all can be achieved in a variety of ways. … acknowledge their work-life balance struggles. Flexible working, self-scheduling, team-rostering and home-based working should be made accessible to all employees. Are the …
… The benefits of gender equality and work-life balance measures are reaped by both the organisation and … Sex-segregated data is key to measuring how work-life balance measures will affect different groups. This is … may be a strong temptation to fall back on the old ways of working, particularly when the pressure is high. This is why …
… the implementation and communication plan and for any work-life balance initiative, management must agree on objectives … through equal access to parental leave, home working, and flexible working arrangements. Deutsche Telecom (Germany) in 2009 …
… awards. In some cases, the decision to improve work-life balance and initiate gender mainstreaming came from the … employees with different family situations, for example, working parents of either gender, carers, parents of children … recruitment and retention of women, flexible and remote working, and paid paternity leave. Men are also encouraged to …
… Even though work-life balance measures appear to benefit employees, … of the costs involved in the roll-out of work-life balance measures. Though there are significant … an existing staff member who dedicates 20 - 30% of their working hours to this task. Centralising work-life balance …
… for business initiatives, such as the roll-out of work-life balance measures. A business plan should define … contains a proposed six-step plan for developing a work-life balance business case within organisations. The purpose of collecting information about the impact of work-life balance policies is to quantify the real value of such …
… by some 2.5%. Concern among managers relating to work-life balance and how it affects employees is a relatively … and retention of valued employees) and enable working parents and carers to better balance caregiving with … some of which are available to all staff (flexible working hours, working from home, reduced hours, wellbeing …
… many of which are relevant to gender equality and work-life balance in employment. One of the goals of the European … aims to address the work–life balance challenges faced by working parents and carers. A number of the key principles of … have the right to suitable leave, flexible working arrangements and access to care services. Women and …
… causes of the gap, including its variation across the life course and for different employee groups (e.g. … pay gap and emerging policy discourse on improving work-life balance. More specifically, it looks at the role of … Carers, such as parental and carer’s leave and flexible working arrangements. Work-life balance measures not only …
… men to be involved in both paid and unpaid work. Women’s working lives are more likely to be affected by the care … in their higher take-up of parental leave and part-time working, and higher inactivity rates. The results of the …
… and other diversity criteria. Organisation of private life The structure of the organisation of private life is also regulated by a set of norms and values in the … consequences for the position of women and men in social life. Gender inequalities may be either reinforced or …