Work-life balance
“Work-life balance” typically means the achievement by employees of equality between time spent working and personal life.
A good work-life balance for employees can improve staff motivation, increase staff retention rates, reduce absence, attract new talent, and reduce employee stress.
The right to request flexible working is designed to encourage employees to improve their work-life balance. Employees with 26 weeks’ continuous service have the right to request from their employer a change to the number of hours they work, the times they work or the place where they work.
How working from home is levelling the playing field
Home working and the absence of 'office power' has led to major cultural shifts that will benefit the goals of diversity and inclusion.
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Personnel Today Awards 2020: entry deadline extension available
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Coronavirus: What employers need to know (webinar)
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One in three employees say their job is ‘low quality’
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Analysis of the Household Longitudinal Study...
Three in five parents work unpaid overtime to cope with workload
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Could your HR policies be stifling compassion?
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Most affordable commuting towns in UK revealed
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Staff seek greater flexibility as they get older
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Are employees working too many hours?
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