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Work-life Balance - options available

From a workplace perspective, work-life balance includes any policies or initiatives which provide options for staff to cope with the aforementioned issues.

There are many options available for employers and these vary from flexible working patterns, through to employee assistance programmes. Options include:

  • On-site child care / emergency child care assistance / seasonal child care programmes  - e.g. on site créches or medical facilities etc;
  • Flexible working arrangements / part-time working / reduced or compressed hours etc;
  • Referral system to local organisations or care systems e.g. Employee Assistance Programmes or similar systems;
  • On site seminars and workshops (to reduce travelling times); and
  • Fitness facilities - either on site, or subsidised through a local leisure centre.


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