Work-Life Balance

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Keep your core talents in mind, when evaluating your work-life balance.

Overall work-life balance scale

The following scale should be completed by each employee individually. It provides an overview of different areas of work-life balance. Please insert your answer to each question on a scale of 1 to 5.

Items Rating

Personal life suffers because of work

Totally agree

do not agree

Job makes personal life difficult

Totally agree

do not agree

Neglect personal needs because of work

Totally agree

do not agree

Put personal life on hold for work

Totally agree

do not agree

Miss personal activities because of work

Totally agree

do not agree

Struggle to juggle work and non-work

Totally agree

do not agree

Happy with the amount of time for non-work activities

Totally agree

do not agree

Personal life drains me of energy for work

Totally agree

do not agree

Too tired to be effective at work

Totally agree

do not agree

My work suffers because of my personal life

Totally agree

do not agree

Hard to work because of personal matters

Totally agree

do not agree

Personal life gives me energy for my job

Totally agree

do not agree

Job gives me energy to pursue personal activities

Totally agree

do not agree

Better mood at work because of personal life

Totally agree

do not agree

Better mood because of my job

Totally agree

do not agree

Average

Work-life balance areas

The following section deals with the professional part of work life balance. Please discuss the following areas together. Go through the questions and comment on the needed measures.

Task description

  1. Rate each area according to whether it is in need of change for you personally and as a company (1=change needed; 5=no change needed). If the rating result is green, there is no need for change and you can skip the corresponding section. If it is red, it is highly recommended to fill in the section. Is it rated amber, it is recommended to fill it in as well
  2. Click on and go through each area where change is needed. Agree on the most important measures to be improved by the next period. For definitions and explanations, click on the corresponding area
Employee Score (1-5) Employer Score (1-5) RAG Rating
Workload
Flexibility in the working time
Flexible working models (location)
Meals at work
Childcare
Sport and health promotion measures
Support for Cultural activities
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Scoring System

RAG Rating Numerical Score Action Required

Red

1 – 8

Under-performance and required immediate action – discussion with employee and agree how you can improve the rating. Look to the Talent4LIFE handbook for guidance and advice.

Amber

9 – 14

An early warning that performance might be going off-track – check in, discuss the rating, and review at next meeting.

Green

15 – 25

Performance is on track; ensure support that drives this performance remains in place and seek areas for continuous improvement.

Workload

Definition

The right level of workload is crucial for work-life balance satisfaction and health. Too high a workload can lead to burnout syndrome, too low a workload to boreout syndrome.

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Flexibility in the working time

Definition

Flexibility in working time means that an agreement between the employer and the employee upon modern, flexible working time can be made. Innovative working time models are for instance:

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Comments

Flexible working models (location)

Definition

Flexible working models describe change especially in the fields where the employee can work. Flexible working locations include home office (= working from home); hybrid models to work part time at home and part time at work; Remote working models (= working in any other location than the office, which the employee can select); Working in Co-working spaces.

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Meals at work

Definition

The employer provides meals to employees during the work shift. The variety offered can include healthy snacks such as fruits & vegetables, vegetarian food, high quality regional food, etc.

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Comments

Childcare

Definition

On-site childcare benefits (nursery, kindergarten, afternoon care) at the company are significant for the employee and employer alike. When an employer offers this, it shows employees that they are valuable and deserve the convenience of availing an on-site childcare facility. For workers with children, adequate childcare is necessary to enable a good working environment. This offers a medium for great motivation amongst employees and in turn, boosts the growth of the business as well.

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Sport and health promotion measures

Definition

Sport and health promoting measures describe the offer of companies where employees can participate in organised sport activities (running club, cycling group, etc.) or the company sponsors activities in sport offers (gym, yoga-course, etc.). Also the offer of health-promoting programs belongs to this sector (Lectures, health days, occupational safety, prophylaxis measures, consultation times with the company doctor).

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Support for Cultural activities

Definition

This sector describes the sponsoring/organisation of employer activities which are related to cultural activities or other offers for the leisure time.

Questions/ Answers

  • Would you like to have cultural or other leisure offers?
  • If yes, which type do you prefer?

Comments

Custom Questions

Results

A good work-life balance is crucial for the well-being of each individual employee and is part of employee development. Work-life balance measures need to be aligned with both sides - employer and employee - in order to benefit.

Overall work-life balance scale

This work-life balance scale provides you with a state of the art of your work-life balance. A score of 4.00 and higher indicates a good work-life balance, whereas a low number (2.00 and below) indicates a high need for action to improve your work-life balance. The results in between show a tendency and leave room for work-life balance improvement.

To improve your work-life balance from a professional perspective, you discussed different areas within your company. The agreed measures are summarised below.

YOUR WORK-LIFE BALANCE
Category Measures Comments Rating
Workload
Flexibility in the working time
Flexible working models (location)
Meals at work
Childcare
Sport and health promotion measures
Support for Cultural activities

Custom Question