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Clearly, finding a balance between one’s work and personal life is important to workers today for a myriad of reasons. Whether they are new parents, students, caretakers for elder relatives or have simply reached a point in their lives where they are financially stable and want more leisure time, today’s employees demand greater flexibility from employers than ever before.
Why should employers concern themselves with this issue? A willingness to work with employees in developing solutions for work-life challenges demonstrates their value and importance to the organization and can often mean the difference between retaining and losing talented staff.
The following statistics illustrate how much of a priority work-life balance has become to today’s workforce:
A Gallop Poll found that 90% of employees say work-life benefits are as important to them as health insurance. 60% of employees surveyed in a Work/Family Directions Study said the key reason they accepted their current position was its effect on their personal/family life.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, mothers of preschool children represent the fastest growing segment of the workforce.
The 1999 Emerging Workforce Study, conducted by Spherion Corporation (formerly known as Interim Services, Inc.) and Louis Harris
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