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.

Work–Life Balance Problems and Solutions: A Study on Jindal Steel Ltd.

Abstract: Life is very short, so let us make it sweet. Striking the right balance among personal life, professional life and social life is essential. Work–life balance is an increasing concern in several industrialised countries. People everywhere are beginning to realise that there is more to life than just work. Neglecting personal life in favour of work negatively affects not just the personal and family life, but the very work for which one thinks of sacrificing everything else. The empirical basis of these claims is unclear. To address this issue we use an innovative survey tool to help organisations accommodate their employees’ work–life balance in a more efficient manner. The Better Work–Life Balance Survey was designed to be a diagnostic tool allowing organisations to reference themselves against a checklist. Organisations can utilise the survey to self-assess the extent to which they are accommodating employees’ work–life balance and to learn ways of improving their workplace policies and practices.

The Work-Life Balance in Crisis: Leave taking among employed women in the United States

Abstract: professional paper in partial fulfillment of the Master of Public Policy degree requirement

Work-life balance - challenges of gender equality in the labor market in the republic of north macedonia vs european union

Abstract: Work-life balance is the term used to describe practices in achieving a balance between the demands of employees’ family (life) and work lifes. Employers today strive to augment job satisfaction in the workforce for it is conducive to lower employee turnover, higher engagement, and greater productivity. Besides the feminists, who discuss women’s inequality with men in the family and the separation of the family responsibilities, the term “work-life balance”, addressing the aspects of achieving this balance, starts to be more commonly used in employment policies. The dramatic increase in female labor force participation in the labor market, as a result of the collapse of the so-called “male breadwinner” model, often results in a “double burden” for paid women. On the other hand, there is a tendency among employers to increase workforce satisfaction because it has been shown to reduce employee turnover and produce higher engagement and increased productivity. Policies for the harmonization of work and private life are covered by social legislation and labor legislation. The International Labor Organization defines the work-life balance as one of the greatest challenges of our time. One of the aims of the European Social Rights Pillar is the Work-life balance Initiative which addresses the challenges of work-family balance faced by working parents and carers. Therefore, a directive on the balance between the working and professional life of parents and carers have recently been adopted in the European Union. It sets several new or higher standards for absent parents, paternity and guardianship and enforces a greater use of flexible employment contracts. Its aim is to increase the inclusion of women in the labor market and to promote greater use of parental leave by male workers. Motivated by this, a comparative analysis and critical overview is made between the policies existing in the member states of the European Union and the Republic of North Macedonia which are directly related to the promotion of family-work balance. The purpose of this paper is to see how the Macedonian labor and the legal system is prepared to respond to the challenge posed by this Directive and to provide suggestions and guidance that would improve the situation in the domestic labor market.