Is Work Life Balance the Responsibility of the Employer? by Vernice Seebaran Roytec‚ Trinidad March 2013 Vernice Seebaran – March 2013 Is work-life balance the responsibility of the employer? “Work-life balance is about effectively managing the juggling act between paid work and other activities that are important to us‚ including: spending time with family‚ taking part in sport and recreation‚ volunteering or undertaking further study.” (Human Resource Institute of New Zealand‚ 2011). Employers
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Chapter I: Introduction Work-life balance is a concept that supports the efforts of employees to split their time and energy between work and the other important aspects of their lives. It is a daily effort to make time for family‚ friends‚ community participation‚ spirituality‚ personal growth‚ self-care‚ and other personal activities‚ in addition to the demands of the workplace. Work-life balance will vary for each person and will change throughout life. It is a flexible working arrangement
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Work and Private Life Introduction In this essay I will be talking about work and private life. There have been significant changes to work and private life between 1990’s and 2010. This could be due to many factors such as technology‚ changes in law‚ improved way of working (Productivity and training) and intense competition. Main body Work and private life in modern times clashes in more ways than before. For example‚ one does not have enough time to concentrate on private life as
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Employment Relations Essay Work-life balance 1. April 2009 Table of contents Table of contents p. 1 Introduction p. 2 Definitions p. 2 Work-life Balance p. 3-4 Conclusion p. 5 References p. 6 Topic: Work-life balance has become an important social issue. Critically analyze the contributions of business‚ unions and government towards promoting work-life balance. Introduction: To balance work and leisure is an important
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ISSN: 2319 – 7285 G.J. C.M.P.‚ Vol. 2(3) 2013:84-91 WORK- LIFE BALANCE: A LITERATURE REVIEW Satinder Singh Chief Engineer (Drilling) Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)‚ Cementing Services‚ Ahmedabad Asset‚ Ahmedabad & Pursuing PhD (Management)‚ Gujarat University‚ Ahmedabad Abstract The literature review on Work-life Balance has been framed up in view of its gained popularity with the major aim to have prosperity of society and the realization of fulfilling lives for its
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Subject: Work/ Life Balance What is the most important thing in your life? Family‚ Love‚ Money‚ career‚ or Heath? I think the answer will be different for different gender‚ ages‚ and situation. For most people over 30‚ I think the majority would say Career is the major focus. Yes‚ this is understandable and reasonable. Career somehow brings us recognition‚ satisfactions and wealth. We need that to support our living‚ without that‚ we can’t do what we want to do. But while you focus
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Managing work life balance Name: Sammi Leung Nga Yi login: sl389 Words: 2‚446 (excluding references) 10. Managing work life balance Introduction This essay is going to examine managing work life balance and how organizations are going to manage it in contemporary human resource management with relevant organizational examples. Moreover‚ we will look at the current issues and the problems of work life balance. Work life balance (WLB) is a term which refers to the concept
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results in the light of the research work already undertaken. In this chapter‚ an endeavour has been made to provide an overview of various aspects of this study through the review of existing literature. The sources referred include various journals‚ books‚ doctoral theses‚ working papers‚ reports‚ magazines related to human resource‚ internet sites‚ newspapers etc. Bardoel et al. (2008) identified the major themes and research methods that have dominated work life research in Australia and New Zealand
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Work/Life Balance – Challenges and Solutions: In a society filled with conflicting responsibilities and commitments‚ work/life balance has become a predominant issue in the workplace. Three major factors contribute to the interest in‚ and the importance of‚ serious consideration of work/life balance: 1) global competition; 2) renewed interest in personal lives/family values; and 3) an aging workforce. Research suggests that forward-thinking human resource professionals seeking innovative ways to
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Bell‚ Rajendran & Theiler: Job stress‚ wellbeing and work-life balance of academics. 25 Job Stress‚ Wellbeing‚ Work-Life Balance and Work-Life Conflict Among Australian Academics Amanda S. Bell (amanda.bell@monash.edu) Faculty of Education‚ Monash University‚ Building 6‚ Clayton Campus‚ Wellington Road‚ Clayton 3168‚ Australia Diana Rajendran (drajendran@swin.edu.au) Faculty of Higher Education‚ Swinburne University of Technology‚ Melba Avenue‚ Lilydale 3140‚ Australia Stephen Theiler
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