{"id":4538,"date":"2017-09-25T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T09:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/?p=4538"},"modified":"2017-08-30T10:28:35","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T10:28:35","slug":"work-life-balance-week-top-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/articles\/work-life-balance-week-top-tips","title":{"rendered":"Work Life Balance Week 2017: Top tips for employers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4534\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4534\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NWLW-logo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NWLW-logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/NWLW-logo-300x300-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Work Life Week 2017<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Following on from our last post we bring you some tips&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s possible to adopt family-friendly working practices without sacrificing productivity or financial efficiency. Happier employees are better motivated, and less likely to experience health problems or burnout.<\/p>\n<p>So here are some top tips for bosses who would like encourage a better work-life balance for their workforce:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Focus on outcomes rather than the number of hours worked when assessing performance at work.<\/li>\n<li>Consider whether it\u2019s strictly necessary for employees to work on site for eight hours every day, five days a week. It might be possible for people to work from home for a portion of the working week, or attend meetings remotely using video conferencing technology.<\/li>\n<li>Encourage staff to take regular lunch and <a href=\"\/computer-accessories\/screen-filters\/l-389\">screen<\/a> breaks- it\u2019s a tactic which increases productivity and reduces the need to take work home<\/li>\n<li>Examine the image which is presented by top management. Do they set an example of work-life balance? Usually working culture originates from the highest levels of an organisation.<\/li>\n<li>Have a reasonable expectation of employees and restrict the number of hours you expect them to work in a week<\/li>\n<li>Consider organising some services to help employees run their lives. For example, set up a laundry and dry cleaning service, on-site gym or fitness classes, or a concierge service that caters for miscellaneous needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Visit <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.workingfamilies.org.uk\/employers\/guides-toolkits-and-policies\/\"><strong>workingfamilies.org.uk<\/strong><\/a><strong> to access a comprehensive range of employers\u2019 guides and managers\u2019 toolkits.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following on from our last post we bring you some tips&#8230; It\u2019s possible to adopt family-friendly working practices without sacrificing productivity or financial efficiency. 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