Work–life balance

About: Work–life balance is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2252 publications have been published within this topic receiving 36240 citations. The topic is also known as: Work Life balance & work-life balance.

Influence of work life balance on employee productivity in kenya; a case of milimani law courts nairobi

Abstract: The changing economic conditions and social demands have changed the nature of work throughout the world. A good balance in work and life can play a phenomenal role in the attainment of personal and professional goals. It has been established employees report that work is a significant source of stress and they typically feel tensed or stressed out during the workday. Ideally, the Work Life Balance concept requires organizations to effectively integrate employees’ work and non-work roles such that levels of multiple-role conflict, and the associated stress and job dissatisfaction, are minimized or avoided, flexible schedules and leave programs are stressing out many employees, reducing their job performance and productivity as well as causing broken homes. The purpose of the study was to establish the influence of work life balance on employee productivity in Kenya. The study adopted descriptive survey and case study design. The study targeted 200 employees at Milimani Law Courts, Nairobi. A sample of 67 employees of the target population was considered by use of stratified sampling method. The primary data was collected through the use of questionnaires and secondary data was obtained from published documents such as journals, periodicals, magazines and reports to supplement the primary data. A pilot study was conducted to pretest the validity and reliability of instruments for data collection. The information was analyzed to yield qualitative and quantitative data. Quantitative data was analyzed with help of SPSS version 21 and MS excel. The study findings showed that independent variables contributed 77.10%, significantly and positively to employee productivity at judiciary. Flexible working schedule was the most significant factor and had a positive significant relationship at 5% level of significance. Key Words: Work Life Balance, Employee Productivity

Work-life balance in Japan: outline of policies, legal system and actual situations

Abstract: This paper presents the background, course and content of Japan's work-life balance policies as a whole, as well as future challenges in the main individual policy areas of childcare leave, working hours, part-time labor and nursery care. The latter analysis includes brief comparisons with four other countries (UK, USA, Germany and France).

The neoliberal privation of risk and responsibility: the case of work-life balance and flexible working practices

Abstract: Neoliberalism is both a political ideology and set of practices which facilitate the governing of individuals from a distance. This study identifies the privatisation of risk and responsibility as one of its key elements. Taking as its case-study the field of work-life balance (WLB) and flexible working practices in the UK, it traces the manifestation of this imperative within and across the levels of the state, employer and employee. Part I begins by conceptually examining the response of the British state to the ‘new social risk’ of WLB, and the construction by employers of the typical ‘flexible’ worker in relation to traditional notions of ‘work-life culture’. Part II provides an empirical examination of the theoretical framework. Extending the concept of work-life culture, findings are presented from a qualitative, critical case-study follow-up to the UK Government’s Third Work-Life Balance Employee Survey (2007). Contrary to official flexible working discourses, employee experience of the flexible working process at a ‘best practice’ Big Four accountancy firm is shown to not be ‘win-win’. Rather, such experiences are complex and double-edged – that is, infused with neoliberal notions of privatised risk and responsibility. New opportunities need to be seen alongside negative consequences, particularly stalled career advancement.

Work-Life Balance: The Relevance of Social Support

Abstract: There are indications that employees’ personal lives impact on workplace outcomes, hence, the importance of social support initiatives towards actualizing work-life balance In view of extant literature on social support initiatives and the changing dynamics of the modern workplace, this conceptual paper expounds the significance of work and non-work integration through social support initiatives, using data collected from secondary source and analyzed to suit the purpose of the study It provides constructive pathways to maintaining equilibrium between work and non-work demands Recommendations are proffered to employees and organizations on the need to adopt social support initiatives as a strategy to reduce stress, strengthen workplace and personal relationships and facilitate workplace performance on multiple levels

Repercussions of stressors on employee work-life balance: analysing the banking industry of Pakistan

Abstract: This research paper focuses on identifying a correlation between job stressors and employee work-life balance, whether the stress factors affect an employees' job- and personal-life. The population for the research is the banking sector of Pakistan including cities such as Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Lahore. The respondents are middle and lower level executives from these banks who have rated their preference on a stress vs. work-life balance questionnaire covering the most common stressors identified by Robbins. The respondent sample size from the said population is approximately (n = 200). The results yielded that the independent variables (task demands, role demands, organisational structure, organisational leadership, interpersonal demand and job security) have a valid impact on the dependent variable that is work-life balance. This research will be beneficial for banks to rectify and improve their organisational system for internal consistency and implement stress management programmes by focusing on key areas in the research identified.