The Work/Life Balancing Act
Meghan Dorsey
“Our people are the reason we can do work, and we have to offer and provide for them as best we can while recognizing that we are still a business.”
—Steve Hoech, Zachry Holdings.
In recent years, the job market provided an environment in which employers had to fight to keep talented, happy employees. However, the current economic climate has changed this. With more and more cuts to employee benefits and workers being asked to do more with less, employees may begin to feel the company cares less about them and more about profit. An unappreciated employee will be more likely to go in search of something better once the economy rebounds.
Companies have started to realize how important work/life balance is in terms of productivity and creativity of their employees. Most work/life balance programs represent a small cost to the company, but can provide a huge benefit to the employee and ultimately to the organization. Small cost items can range from things as simple as business casual dress codes to flexible schedules to telecommuting opportunities. Because the full effects of a healthy work/life balance are hard to quantify, many contractors hesitate to implement these programs. However, there is a definite positive correlation between an employee’s healthy work/life balance, job satisfaction and productivity. Happy employees are usually sick less, tend to show up to work on time, have fewer errors and try to achieve more than those who are unhappy with their work/life balance.
Read on to learn how Zachry Holdings is creating a balanced work/life environment and the benefits of an employee-centered workplace.
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