Work-Life Manual

• < Back to Work-Life Manual main page
• Executive summary
• Work-life policy checklist - which stage are you at?
• Work-life framework - six steps to success

Work-life policy checklist - which stage are you at?

The following checklist gives examples of policies and practices that can be tailored to meet your demands.

		Stage 1 Organisations starting out	Stage 2 Organisations moving forward	Stage 3 Leading edge organisations
Innovative work organisation		Suggested first steps	Broadening your range	Any of these may be appropriate
£	Flexitime
£	Compressed working week
££	Part-time / v time
££	Job-share
££	Annualised hours
££	Home / tele / flexiplace
££	Term-time working
Employee development		Suggested first steps	Broadening your range	Any of these may be appropriate
£	Work-life balance policy
£	Personal development plans
£	Regular appraisals
£	Training for managers on work-life balance
Leave provisions		Suggested first steps	Broadening your range	Any of these may be appropriate
£	Employment breaks
£	Study leave
£	Carer leave
££	Maternity pay / leave in excess of statutory
££	Paid paternity leave
££	Paid parental leave
££	Adoptive leave
££	Emergency carer leave
Employee support		Suggested first steps	Broadening your range	Any of these may be appropriate
£	Information pack on local childcare / elder care
££	Information / referral service
££	Sponsorship of community care projects
£££	Own or partnership childcare schemes
£££	Carer subsidies
££	Extra support forcarers of dependats with special needs
£	Concierge services and infomation on other domestic back-up services
Key:  Policy or strategy currently in use among employers in the UK £ low or no cost   ££ some salay and admin costs   £££  higher cost implications