Work-Life Balance

Editor's Note: Encourage employees to lead well-balanced lives to promote wellness and morale.

Ashley Shaw Overview: Creating a proper work-life balance is an important component in ensuring happy, loyal, productive employees. When an employee's job fits into their life, they are more likely to stay with the job. Alternatively, when work obligations take up so much of the employee's life that there is no time for family, friends and hobbies, it can lead to job burnout and stress.

Creating an environment that encourages an appropriate work-life balance consists of many elements. Employers can offer competitive paid time off programs, adoption assistance, telecommuting options, on-site or off-site daycare or elder care, health and wellness programs and volunteer opportunities, just to name a few.

Trends: In an effort to lower healthcare costs and better establish a work-life balance, many employers are opting to offer on-site gyms or exercise classes and/or reduced price gym memberships to employees as part of their employee benefit program. This trend helps employees fit health and wellness into their busy schedules, oftentimes during the work day.

Ashley Shaw, JD, Legal Editor

New and Updated

Managing Employees in Special Situations: Federal

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Employment Law Manual

Updated to reflect proposed New York scheduling regulations and the forthcoming Philadelphia Fair Workweek Ordinance.
Personal Leave of Absence Policy

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Policies and Documents

An employer may use this policy to communicate when an employee may take a personal leave of absence and what types of documentation and notice the employee needs to provide the employer.
Floating Holidays Handbook Statement

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Employee Handbooks

Employers seeking to advise employees that they provide floating holidays and the circumstances under which those holidays will accrue, carry over and/or be forfeited or paid upon termination of employment should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Personal Leave Handbook Statement

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Employee Handbooks

Employers seeking to provide personal leave to employees, establish the terms of the policy and preserve the employer's discretion to approve or deny the request should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Washington to Allow Five Weeks of Paid Family Leave to Employees After the Birth or Adoption of a Child

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Legal Timetable
Total Rewards Summary Form

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Policies and Documents

An employer may use this form to communicate the financial value of the Total Rewards initiatives it provides to its employees, such as compensation, benefits, training and development and various perquisites in support of work-life balance. A Total Rewards Summary helps an employer enhance employee commitment and engagement.
How to Implement and Manage an Employee Wellness Program

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How To

This How To details the steps a prudent employer should take when implementing and managing an employee wellness program.
Total Rewards: Federal

Type:

Employment Law Manual

Attracting, motivating and retaining talent is critical to an employer's short- and long- term success. This section assists HR professionals in implementing a comprehensive, integrated total rewards strategy that can help achieve those important objectives.
Work-Life Balance

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Employment Glossary

Employment glossary definition of Work-Life Balance.
Work-Life Benefits

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Employment Glossary

Employment glossary definition of Work-Life Benefits.

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Work-Life Balance

Editor's Note: Encourage employees to lead well-balanced lives to promote wellness and morale.

New and Updated

Managing Employees in Special Situations: Federal

Personal Leave of Absence Policy

Floating Holidays Handbook Statement

Personal Leave Handbook Statement

Washington to Allow Five Weeks of Paid Family Leave to Employees After the Birth or Adoption of a Child

Total Rewards Summary Form

How to Implement and Manage an Employee Wellness Program

Total Rewards: Federal