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“Working towards a shared understanding of Work-Life Balance in the Police Service” Dr. Sue Woolfenden QPM Director

“Working towards a shared understanding of Work-Life Balance in the Police Service” Dr. Sue Woolfenden QPM Director ~ Strategic Direction Ltd. Does the Police Service know what work-life balance is?. There is no commonly accepted definition of Work-Life Balance.

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“Working towards a shared understanding of Work-Life Balance in the Police Service” Dr. Sue Woolfenden QPM Director

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  1. “Working towards a shared understanding of Work-Life Balance in the Police Service”Dr. Sue Woolfenden QPM Director ~ Strategic Direction Ltd

  2. Does the Police Service know what work-life balance is? There is no commonly accepted definition of Work-Life Balance.

  3. Work-Life Balance is about.. • the interaction between work and other activities • having the 'right' combination of paid work (hours and working conditions), and other aspects of their lives. • creating a productive work culture where the potential for tensions between work and other parts of people's lives is minimised

  4. Does the Police Service know what work-life balance is? • There is no commonly accepted definition of work-life balance. • What do officers understand by the term ‘work-life balance’?

  5. Work-Life Balance principles • benefit both the individual and the organisation • be responsive to the needs of the organisation & demands of their service-users • cover a wide variety of situations and employee needs

  6. Work-Life Balance principles • be fair and equitable • be affordable for the organisation • value employees for their contribution to the organisation

  7. Are we making work-life balance more difficult than it needs to be?

  8. Is there a conflict between work-life balance and today's schedules? • Little flexibility in schedule choice – everyone works the same schedule. • Majority interests rule in schedule choice. • Some schedules discriminate against those who cannot work long hours. • What happens when the health and social aspects clash?

  9. Are we making work-life balance too difficult for ourselves? • Is there a conflict between work-life balance and today's schedules? • Is management afraid of saying? ‘Yes’ or for that matter ‘No’

  10. Is management afraid of saying ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ • Is this because the organisation doesn’t know what it needs? • how many officers it needs • when it needs them

  11. Is management afraid of saying ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ • Is this because the organisation doesn’t know what it needs? • how many officers it needs • when it needs them • Is it because supervisors are uncomfortable with people working different hours to themselves? • Is it a lack of training? • Too difficult box?

  12. Is it really that difficult? • Have past experiences tainted our view of work-life balance? • Why are we so reluctant to experiment with more flexible work patterns? • Or are we just paying lip service?

  13. “Working towards a shared understanding of Work-Life Balance in the Police Service”Dr. Sue Woolfenden QPM Director ~ Strategic Direction Ltd

  14. Copies of this presentation are available at www.strategic999.com

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