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"Work/Life Balance: Challenges and Solutions"

Title: "Work/Life Balance: Challenges and Solutions"

Source: Society for Human Resource Management document

Author: Nancy R. Lockwood

Location: http://www.shrm.org/research/quarterly/0302worklife_summary.asp

Description: In organizations and on the home front, the challenge

of work-life balance is rising to the top of many employers' and employees' consciousness. In today's fast-paced society, human resource professionals seek options to positively impact the bottom line of their companies, improve employee morale, retain employees with valuable company knowledge, and keep pace with workplace trends. This article provides human resource professionals with an historical perspective, data, and possible solutions - for organizations and employees alike - to work-life balance. Three factors - global competition, personal lives/family values, and an aging work force - present challenges that exacerbate work-life balance. This article offers the perspective that human resource professionals can help their companies to capitalize on these factors by using work-life initiatives to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

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