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.

Paid Leaves as Buffer Zones: Policy Contexts and Work-Life Balance among Canadian Mothers

Abstract: In this article, I use in-depth interviews with 26 Canadian mothers to explore their accounts of paid leaves and work-life balance. Drawing from a theoretical framework that emphasizes the structural, cultural, and interactional influences on mothers’ experiences, I find that among higher-income mothers, paid leaves serve as "buffer zones" in two ways: they postpone the typical conflict between paid and unpaid work, and they assuage the guilt associated with employment under an intensive mothering ideology. However, low-income and non-citizen mothers have less access to the "buffer zones" of paid leaves, and mothers’ reports of work-life balance vary considerably by social class after paid leaves end. Among this non-representative sample, higher-income mothers report the most work-life balance. The paper ends with the implications of this research for the policy and work-life balance literatures.

Perspectives of work-life balance

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the balancing of professional and personal life and its importance for an organization’s profitability during a period of economic crisis. For this reason, a qualitative research was conducted collecting data using a semi-structured interview. The research sample consists of 100 energy services companies’ employees from different hierarchical levels. According to the main research findings the negative consequences of the economic crisis, cause difficulties in achieving work-life balance, mainly due the limited time and the wage reforms.

Managing Family-friendly Policies

Abstract: At the end of this chapter, learners should be able to: Discuss the origin of family-friendly policies. Explain the different types of family-friendly policies. Explain the importance of family-friendly policies. Explore the financial implications of family-friendly policies. Understand how to calculate leave payment. Explain possible limitations of family-friendly policies.

Want to balance my work-family life today: work-family balance practices in Pakistan

Abstract: PurposeThe qualitative study was conducted to examine work-family (W-F) balance practices in the collectivist culture of Pakistan. Keeping in view the context of Pakistan, three W-F practices, flexibility, childcare arrangement and social support, were studied by applying the theory of W-F balance.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 16 In-depth interviews from the bank operating in three different cities in Sindh, Pakistan.FindingsData analysis showed that providing economic benefits and short working hours can achieve W-F balance. Nevertheless, the provision of flexibility in terms of short working hours is more important than economic benefits in balancing both domains of life. Secondly, the provision of childcare arrangements helps to balance work and home life. This practice favors females more compared to males. Thirdly, supervisor and co-worker support is most important in creating W-F balance than family support.Research limitations/implicationsIt is crucial to understand the W-F balance practices in developing countries; the bank should encourage policies related to flexibility, childcare arrangement and social support in Pakistan. In addition, banks should take the initiative to develop a way that facilitates the employees' social support, which should consequently help to achieve the W-F balance.Practical implicationsIt is crucial to understand the W-F balance practices in developing countries; the bank should encourage policies related to flexibility, childcare arrangement and social support in Pakistan. Banks should take an initiative to develop a way that facilitates the employees' social support which should consequently help to achieve the W-F balance.Social implicationsThis research has a tremendous impact on society due to current changes in South Asian countries including Pakistan constitute a socio-cultural transition that directly affects working and family life.Originality/valueGiven the importance of W-F balance in recent times, the authors identified and extended the W-F balance practices in the collectivist culture of Pakistan. This study is novel and contributes to the W-F balance literature by considering most primary W-F balance practices that employees require.

The Influence of Work-Life Balance on Employee’s Turnover Intention (Case Study in Head Office Perum BULOG Jakarta

Abstract: This study aims to determine how the level of work-life balance, the level of employee turnover intention, and the effect of work-life balance on the turnover intention of employees at the head office of Perum BULOG Jakarta. The sample in this study as many as 86 employees with a sampling technique that is the probability sampling. In addition, the data analysis techniques used are descriptive analysis, simple linear analysis, classical assumption test, coefficient of determination, and t test using the SPSS version 26 application to process the data. Based on the results of the study, it shows that the level of employee work-life balance is in the high category, the level of employee turnover intention is in the low category, and the results of simple linear regression analysis show that the work-life balance has a significant negative effect on turnover intention.