Discussion: Work/Life Balance

In preparation for this discussion, read the following articles:

• Work, Family, and Stress (Clark, 1992)- http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre1992081405

• Flexible Work Arrangements (Koch, 1998)- http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre1998081410

• Top 25 Companies for Work-Life Balance- http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/articles/2011/05/11/top-25-companies-for-work-life-balance

• Everybody Wins With a Healthy Work-Life Balance- http://www.cnbc.com/id/100720414

• 10 Ways to Establish a Better Work/Life Balance- https://www.shrm.org/ResourcesAndTools/hr-topics/benefits/Pages/10-ways-work-life.aspx

Balancing work and personal responsibilities can be a challenge. Employers are increasingly acknowledging these struggles and are instituting policies to help address them. Please address the following:

• Suggest two policies that you think employers could institute that would best promote work-life balance among their employees. Be sure to explain why you think these policies would help.

• Would all employees benefit from these policies or just certain types of employees?

• Once these policies are instituted in the workplace, what role does workplace culture play in whether or not employees take advantage of them?

• What effect would these policies promoting work-life balance have on workplace productivity?

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