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.

The construction of work–life balance: The experience of Black employees in a call-centre environment

Abstract: Orientation: Work–life balance, as a crucial aspect of employee and organisational wellness, remains an interesting field of research, especially due to the changing demographic employee profile. Research purpose: The objective of the study was to explore Black employees’ construction of work–life balance in a customer care environment. Motivation for the study: The conceptual debate regarding the construct of work–life balance in general as well as limited qualitative research with regard to Black employees’ experience of work–life balance in a South African context motivated the study. Research design, approach and method: This qualitative study was designed from an interpretivist perspective. Ten employees, selected through purposeful sampling, participated in the study. Data was gathered through in-depth interviews and grounded theory was applied during data analysis. Main findings: The grounded theory analysis of the data yielded six themes central to participants’ construction of work–life balance. The findings suggest that work–life balance is conceptualised as a continuous, subjective and holistic valuation of satisfaction derived from multiple roles in relation to the importance to the individual at a given point in time. Practical/managerial implications: Findings provide valuable managerial information to guide suitable strategies enhancing the work–life balance experience and by implication employees’ general wellbeing, job satisfaction and commitment. Contributions/value-add: This study contributes to the evolving body of knowledge with regard to work–life balance and provides a unique context-specific perspective to the conceptual understanding of the construct.

Importance of Work-Life Balance

Abstract: The question which arises is whether we are enjoying a healthy Work-Life Balance in Reality? This is a big question which stands like Gibraltar for all of us. Work-Life Balance refers to the concept of managing and the excellent execution of the responsibilities at the workplace as well as in Business organization. With the passage of time and age, the responsibilities increase making it extremely important to streamline our work-life balance. If an employee is able to execute the workplace and personal responsibilities in a balanced way, it leads to decrease in the appearance of tell-tale signs of poor work-life balance like absenteeism, stress, job dissatisfaction and many other morale deteriorating signs. Let#39s face it, working fewer hours frees up the time so that an employee can give some time to community, family, hobbies and so on. It#39s important to keep assessing work-life balance. This article is written with a perspective of understanding the importance of having a healthy work-life balance.nbsp

His or her work-life Balance? Experiences of self-employed immigrant parents

Abstract: The question of how to achieve ‘work–life balance’ has been a central debate for several decades Hitherto, this subject has primarily been explored in organizational contexts; less is known in the context of self-employment This article advances our understanding of work–life balance by analysing the everyday stories of self-employed immigrant parents in Norway In this study, work–life balance is constructed in contrasting ways between mothers and fathers on the individual level and simultaneously in binary and potentially competing ways on the couple level Hence, through an analysis of the participants’ work and family availabilities, this study sheds light on how gender relations may be shaped at the micro level within the Nordic dual-earner family model

Support and self-care: professional reflections of six New Zealand high school counsellors

Abstract: In many Western societies there is increasing demand for counselling; in turn, heightened levels of support needs have been identified for counsellors themselves. Despite calls for practitioners to adopt a more proactive approach to self-care, research suggests many still pay insufficient attention to alleviating on-the-job stress or achieving ‘work–life balance’. These issues were examined within the context of inviting six high school counsellors in New Zealand to talk generally about their professional lives. The authors suggest findings support calls for counsellor education programmes to offer structured opportunities for trainees to reflect upon the task of discursively constructing professional roles.