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Chapter 7 The Strategic and Financial Effects of Work-Life Programs. Jeremy Broughton. A Work-Life program includes any employer-sponsored benefit or working condition that helps an employee to balance work and nonwork demands. Work-Life Programs. 5 Areas. Child- and dependant-care benefits
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Chapter 7The Strategic and Financial Effects of Work-Life Programs Jeremy Broughton
A Work-Life program includes any employer-sponsored benefit or working condition that helps an employee to balance work and nonwork demands. Work-Life Programs
5 Areas • Child- and dependant-care benefits • Flexible working conditions • Leave options • Information services and HR policies • Organizational cultural issues
Range Scope Quality Cost Communications Mgmt. Support Strategic Alignment Work-Life Initiatives + Develoyment Strategies
Employee Behaviors • Turnover • Absenteeism • Motivation • Affiliation
Likelihood to: Stay with the franchise Buy other company products Recommend services to others Be less sensitive to fee increases Productivity Timeliness Accuracy Responsiveness Customer Satisfaction / Operating Performance
Revenue growth Expense reduction Profit growth Economic value added Financial Performance
No one set of facts and figures will make the case for all firms Do not rely on isolated facts to make the case Don’t place work-life initiatives under unreasonable burden of proof Cautionsin Making the Business Case for Work-Life Initiatives
Implementing A Strategic Approach To Work-Life Programs • Demographics and needs of the workforce (current and future) • How work gets done and the impact of work on the business and on its people • Make the business case for work-life programs and policies • Communicate the business impact of such policies