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Work Life Balance In The Workplace

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Human Resource Management Essay BY Grace Curran CLASS: Legal Studies & Business Module: Human Resource Management Teacher: Fiona Nutty I certify that this assignment is all my own work. Signature:___________________ Date : __________________ Waterford Institute of Technology Critically discuss the consequences of work-life balance for both the employee and the employing organisation. Introduction “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life” Steve Jobs It has been questioned whether people actually know what work life balance is (Paludi, 2013). Work-life balance and its actual meaning can be unclear it could mean having no problems in meeting the demands of home life and work …show more content…

The recession may have changed the work life balance of people though there has been no significant research into this in Ireland, I will address this later. Technology has also influenced work-life balance. According to a survey by Fastnet Recruitment nearly three quarters of the Irish working population find that technology has had a negative impact on their work-life balance. The survey found 81 per cent of employers and 68 per cent of employees surveyed confessed to finding it difficult to switch off from work as a result of communications technology. In this essay I will critically discuss the consequences of work life balance on both the employee and the employing organisation and the impact they have on both. Consequences of Work-Life Balance on the Employee ‘In all my years of counselling those near death, I’ve yet to hear anyone say they wish they had spent more time at the office’ -Rabbi …show more content…

(Ezra & Deckman, 1996). Job satisfaction has been defined as far back as 1976 “A pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job or job experiences” (Locke, P1304) A recent survey conducted in 2012 by Robert Walters of 500 employees cites 41% of Irish professionals believed work-life balance is the most fundamental aspect in determining job satisfaction. The same survey conducted in Switzerland and Belgium showed 27% and 32% respectively, believed work-life balance was key to job satisfaction. Job satisfaction is largely based on the challenges, benefits, relationship with co-workers, how interesting employees find the job and their salary. If employees do not have great job satisfaction their performance are work is likely to be poorer. In a 2011 survey by Robert Walters 63% of employees said they received no recognition for overtime. With the development of technology employees are now more likely to work from home this also means greatly reducing commuting

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