Week 10- Employee Wellbeing- A measure of a person's happiness, psychological, emotional and mental state.
Reasons to Improve Employee Wellbeing
improved productivity, work quality, morale and culture
increased retention rates
attract quality candidates
avoid costs associated with absenteeism, presenteeism, injury and illness
What leads to employee wellbeing- the intersection of an employee's work and family life, which can result in...
conflict- roles are incompatible
enrichment- one role improves the quality of life in the other
Balance- both lives are compatible and neither detracts from the other (good)
Factors challenging employee wellbeing in the 21st century
increasing work intensity, load and hours
lack of job security
Technology advancements
rise in dual income/career families
ageing population
stagnant gender norms pertaining to work and non-work domains
Forms of work family conflict
time- time spent in one role impacts other role
strain- stressors from one role impact ability to perform the other role
behaviour- incompatible behaviours between two roles
Directionality of Work-Family Conflict
work-to -family conflict
family to work conflict
Factors Influencing Work-Family Conflict
Family
Instrumental- relief from family duties
Emotional: encouragement and understanding
Work
Family supportive supervisor
Family supportive organisational policies (e.g. flexitime)
Individual
coping strategies (e.g. problem focussed, avoidance)
Public policy
employee rights legislations
Ways of coping with work-life conflict, which improves wellbeing
family-support (prevents family-to-work conflict)
work-support (e.g. family supportive supervisor prevents work-to-family conflict)
problem-focussed coping (effectiveness of this depends on an individuals's control of their life domains)