Has your company taken steps to introduce flexible work programmes for your employees? Have you considered family friendly policies such as telecommuting opportunities, e-working, flexitime, job sharing, part time working, annualised hours etc?

With may employees citing flexible working hours as a top criteria when choosing a new employer, do you find there is more and more pressure on your organisation to accommodate employee needs?

If you think the prospect of accommodating various types of working arrangements and shifts could be an administrative nightmare, ClockWise can help.

Life is a complicated business these days with many people trying to juggle work, home and leisure commitments.

Put simply, Work Life Balance is about having enough time to be able to work AND to have outside interests, along with catering for your responsibilities, for example time with your family.

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Remote working with the benefits it brings in terms of increased productivity, a better environment through reduced road transport and improvements in work/life balance for staff, is moving up both business’ and government’s agenda rapidly.

Smarter working should be integral in a modern economy because it increases productivity, competitiveness and helps our economy perform better in the global marketplace. It also helps employees lead a more fulfilled life, having greater choices about how they balance work and family commitments.

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It is important to realise that balance is not about having more free time; living a fuller, richer life that is more enjoyable and significant. It is about putting work in perspective as one of the many things that you do but not the one thing that defines you.

If you are one of the many whose narrowed worldview consists primarily of work and sleep, the process of recalibrating your system to define yourself beyond your job is difficult. The key to gaining balance is making external commitments that appear on your calendar and treating them with the same level of dedication you give to your work.

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There is a lot of information/resources available in relation to work life balance. It is important that we share knowledge and experience and build on what other groups/organisations are doing in this area. The whole focus of the Equal Initiative is to identify and address fundamental forms of discrimination and inequality in the labour market through the development of new and innovative policies and practices.

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Male and female employees are confronted with conflicts between work and family but men who believe they have a heavy workload are more likely to leave their jobs than their female counterparts.

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