Work-life balance in the age of Covid-19
By Tim Conroy, Winningtemp The term work-life balance may have first been coined by Brits in the 1980s, but it is a term that is still relevant and much debated today. Evolving over the decades, the phrase was originally used by the Women’s Liberation Movement, advocating for flexible hours and maternity leave. Today, and with the […]
The benefits of a balanced life
Work/life balance is a term which gets bandied about but do people know exactly how to create this? They may think it’s simply about spending less hours at work, but in fact it encompasses much more. Many of us have dreams about what we’d like to accomplish personally and professionally. As the years go by, […]
Dream job £61K a year and a boss who likes a pint
A new study by recruitment specialists Reed of 2,000 adults in employment has revealed that the perfect job is a four-day, 24-hour week with a salary of £61,000 a year and a boss who enjoys a pint with his workforce. Employer benefits, such as discounts at sports clubs and local gyms were also high on […]
LSE: Working from home losing its appeal?
A recent study from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has found that the benefits of working from home gradually disappear over time for both workers and organisations if it is a full-time arrangement. The thesis, entitled ‘Putting the work-life interface into a temporal context: an empirical study of work-life balance by […]
