Promote healthy work-life balance in your business

Introducing employment policies that encourage a healthier work-life balance for your employees can bring real benefits to your business and your staff.

Work-life balance advantages: employees

A good work-life balance can enable staff to feel more in control of their working life and lead to:

• increased productivity
• less instances of sickness and absenteeism
• a happier, less stressed workforce
• staff feeling valued and that their personal and/or family life is important
• improvements in employee mental health and well-being
• more engaged staff
• greater employee loyalty, commitment and motivation
• staff less likely to leave

Work-life balance advantages: business

The benefits of a work-life balance initiative are not confined to just the workforce. Work-life policies and flexible working practices can also benefit your business as you can:

• lower levels of absence, sickness and stress
• increase competitiveness and productivity
• boost staff morale
• improve customer service
• help you react to changing market conditions more effectively and meet customer demands through flexibility - for example, shift work, part-time work and flexitime can help you open longer without making your employees work longer hours
• meet seasonal peaks and troughs in your business
• lead to more committed and positive attitude in your staff
• reduce staff turnover and minimise recruitment costs - see control staff turnover
• become recognised as a business that people want to work for and therefore helping you attract top talent

See how Adventures Day Nursery introduced flexible and family-focused workplace policies.