Work-life Balance: The Overlooked Piece of Diversity
Diversity in the workplace has become a rather hot topic over the last few years. Almost every major corporation has some kind of a policy on diversity, and focusing on how to make sure their workforce represents diversity is a priority. Part of the higher focus on a diverse workforce is due to the fact that race and gender are no longer the major issues that face the corporate world in regards to diversity. Today employers have to make sure they are taking into consideration religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, and education to name just a few. However, the work-life balance tends to be a piece of the diversity puzzle that many employers overlook. The younger generations coming up in the working world accustomed to always being connected thanks to the rapid advancement of smartphones, and as such the need for employers to have flexibility in regards to working in a virtual environment. The traditional 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. office job tends to be …show more content…
Technology gives the ability for people to work from pretty much anywhere at any time, and organizations that fail to embrace this are stuck in the past of the traditional mindset that in order to be productive the employee must be in the office. Being creative and flexible with working hours, and the location of the employee doing the work all offer advantages to the employer as well as the employee. Allowing an employee to work from home two or three days a week will save the employer from some of the costs as it relates to building maintenance and office supplies as a couple of examples. Flexibility and work-life balance is a vital part of any diversity program, and all organizations must take action to include it in their policy on diversity or run the risk of missing out on an amazing individuals working for their
Diversity in the workplace has become a rather hot topic over the last few years. Almost every major corporation has some kind of a policy on diversity, and focusing on how to make sure their workforce represents diversity is a priority. Part of the higher focus on a diverse workforce is due to the fact that race and gender are no longer the major issues that face the corporate world in regards to diversity. Today employers have to make sure they are taking into consideration religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, and education to name just a few. However, the work-life balance tends to be a piece of the diversity puzzle that many employers overlook. The younger generations coming up in the working world accustomed to always being connected thanks to the rapid advancement of smartphones, and as such the need for employers to have flexibility in regards to working in a virtual environment. The traditional 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. office job tends to be …show more content…
Technology gives the ability for people to work from pretty much anywhere at any time, and organizations that fail to embrace this are stuck in the past of the traditional mindset that in order to be productive the employee must be in the office. Being creative and flexible with working hours, and the location of the employee doing the work all offer advantages to the employer as well as the employee. Allowing an employee to work from home two or three days a week will save the employer from some of the costs as it relates to building maintenance and office supplies as a couple of examples. Flexibility and work-life balance is a vital part of any diversity program, and all organizations must take action to include it in their policy on diversity or run the risk of missing out on an amazing individuals working for their