Work-life programmes rising up business agenda

WORK-LIFE BALANCE

Work-life programmes rising up business agenda

As the battle for scarce talent rages, businesses that can meet employee demands for greater control over their workload will emerge as the winners, according to a new survey on work-life policies by the Financial Times newspaper, published 8 May 2000.

What you'll find in the FT's two-page survey — a series of short feature articles, including:

• Employee benefits: those all-embracing packages — the elaborate US-style perks running the gamut from gift shopping and dry cleaning, to masseurs and hairstyling salons — may simply be extending time away from home .
  

• Technology: teleworking may seem an ideal solution for a growing number of employees trying to juggle careers and personal commitments, but all too many managers remain mistrustful.
  

• Case study: Deloitte and Touche successfully introduced a series of work-life polices — compressed work week, flexible-working, telecommuting and job sharing — to stop women leaving in droves.
  
  

Want to know more?

Visit the Financial Times web site . . . www.ft.com/ftsurveys/