Work-Life Balance & Employee Loyalty

It may come as a surprise, but your employees have a personal life, and that personal life plays a significant role in their happiness. It doesn't matter how much they love their job – if your employees cannot properly balance their work life with their personal life, they're going to experience stress, and they'll probably take many unplanned days off. So giving your employees a better work/life balance is an important part of helping them manage their stress, and ultimately their satisfaction.

Working From Home Allowing your employees the ability to work remotely, if possible, is one potential option. It gives them time to relax, at home, and potentially do chores around the house when they're less busy with work. Travel time is cut down, and if the person's family comes home they can spend a bit of time with them before going back to work.

Proper Project Management Overworking your employees is often problem with management, more than simply a problem with the amount of work. If an employee has more work than they can handle it may be because the project was not properly assigned to the right number of workers or given a sensible amount of time. Project management, then, can help with the work/life balance.

Short Days When an employee's work is done, letting them go home may also be an option. Not every day is packed full of work. Forcing an employee to work a full shift when little needs to be done, while still working them 16-hour days when work is needed, doesn't allow them time to relax and connect with those they care about.

Rewards Finally, if an employee is overworked, make sure they're shown appreciation with rewards. Rewards don't necessarily give the employee a better work/life balance, but they do lessen the blow of work life so that their home life can be more enjoyable. These are simply ideas, not necessarily suggestions your company should implement.

Still, the idea is sound – try to find ways to ensure that your employees aren't experiencing too much stress from their work/life balance so that they can put full effort into their jobs. Ask your employees what they need as well, using surveys sent through SurveyMethods, and you'll undoubtedly find out what it takes to reduce their stress. More on: Tips to Improve Employee Loyalty Difference Between Employee Satisfaction and Loyalty Employee Satisfaction Survey