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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stress and work-family conflict Raja Abdul Ghafoor Khan (Corresponding Author) MS Scholar‚ University of Lahore‚ Islamabad‚ Pakistan E-mail: ghafoor724@gmail.com Furqan Ahmad Khan MS Scholar‚ University of Lahore‚ Islamabad‚ Pakistan E-mail: fani_1987@hotmail.com Dr. Muhammad Aslam Khan Associate Professor‚ Preston University‚ Islamabad Pakistan E-mail: aslamnuml@yahoo.com Mohsin Shakeel MS Scholar‚ University of Lahore‚ Islamabad‚ Pakistan E-mail: mohsen.shakeel@gmail.com ABSTRACT Stress‚ work-family
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3.1. Work-life balance In accord to Torrington et al. 2005‚ in some instances practices of work-life balance have been revealed to raise morale‚ reduce absence and elevate levels of job satisfaction. Usually with the right balance within work and leisure‚ employees are less tired‚ working more effectively and increased performance levels have also been found. - Nestlé The Nestlé management team with the ROCKs (Recreational Club‚ Reaching Out to Community & Kids) Program‚ encourage work-life balance
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M-B2-4419 Michelle Wong M-B2-4449 Abstract Extensive research reveals that achieving work life balance can help to improve employee’s performance (Tsui‚ Pearce‚ Porter & Tripoli‚ 1997)‚ employee’s job satisfaction (Namasivayam & Mount‚ 2004) and employee’s organizational citizenship behavior‚ which incurred as a result of social exchange (Lambert‚ 2000). The increasing intensity and complexity of work with the advances in information technology and information load‚ the need for speed of
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HRMT3345 Literature Review – Work-Life Balance for Women Introduction Work-life balance has been a concern of those interested in the quality of working life and its role in the broader quality of life. Two factors that can influence work-life balance are autonomy in the workplace and family building. An emerging issue in work-life balance literature concerns the role of gender and the problems associated with achieving a balance between paid work and domestic responsibilities. While gender
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2003 Research Quarterly ❶y❸❹ Work/Life Balance Challenges and Solutions Nancy R. Lockwood HR Content Expert y SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SHRM Research ❶y❸❹ 2003 SHRM®Research Quarterly Abstract In organizations and on the home front‚ the challenge of work/life balance is rising to the top of many employers’ and employees’ consciousness. In today’s fast-paced society‚ human resource professionals seek options to positively impact the bottom line of their companies
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1. Introduction A work-life balance policy is the one of the much talked theory in the recent workplace environment dialogue between employers & employee. So we have to know first what it is - Work life balance is about people having a measure of control over when‚ where and how they work. It is achieved when an individual’s right to a fulfilled life inside and outside paid work is accepted and respected as the norm‚ to the mutual benefit of the individual‚ business and society. But the employers
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The current economic situation has been blamed for causing income loss‚ extended working hours and intense stress in workplaces all over the world. Due to this today people are being challenged to strike a balance between work life and family life. People are overwhelmed by the demanding careers‚ demanding families‚ a slow economy and so on. This has left people with little time for what they need and want to do. Motivation refers to the desire‚ effort and passion to achieve something (Paul
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Individual Essay: Work-life Balance In today’s work environment a better balance between work and life is increasingly desired by workers. Desire for a better work-life balance has become one of the growing concerns in contemporary society (Wood and de Menezes (2010‚ p.1575). Therefore it is essential for organisations to incorporate work-life balance strategies with job design and employment policies. According to Wood and de Menezes (2010‚ p.1575)‚ work-life practices have come to the front position
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Work life balance What are the benefits and barriers associated with the achievement of a work – life balance for employees and employers? This essay explores the importance of the achievement of a work-life balance and the issues which can be faced when initiatives to achieve such a balance are implemented. One issue surrounding the concept is that ‘work life balance’ is often loosely defined as simply referring to the balance between an individuals time spent at work and on home life. In fact
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