Adequate Work-Life Balance
Indicator Rationale
Work-life balance is an issue of strategic importance to organisations and of significance to employees. Organisational awareness and action with respect to implementing work life balance strategies hinges on an Organisation’s need to attract and retain valued employees in a highly competitive labour market. For employees, work life balance is “the maintenance of a balance between responsibilities at work and at home”. When work-life balance is achieved, people feel that they have attained the best possible quality of life.
Data Source
Community Indicators Victoria Survey 2007
Measure
Employed People Who Disagree that Work and Family Life Often Interfere with Each Other: expressed as a percentage of the employed adult population.
A small number of applicable survey respondents (representing 0.5% of the weighted survey estimates for the applicable population across Victoria, and less than 3.2% in every LGA) didn't know or refused to answer the survey question. These respondents have been excluded from the data analysis. In addition, some survey respondents (representing 1.1% of the weighted survey estimates across Victoria) didn't know or refused to describe their current employment situation, or provided a response other than the categories read out by the interviewer.
Survey Question
QD1. Now a couple of questions about employment and your financial situation. Which of these best describes your current employment situation? Are you... Self employed; Employed for wages, salary or payment in kind; Unemployed and looking for work; Engaged in home duties; A student; Retired; Unable to work (not due to age)?
(Asked only of respondents who answered 'Self employed' or 'Employed for wages, salary or payment in kind' to QD1)
QD2. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Strongly agree; Agree; Neither agree nor disagree; Disagree; Strongly disagree.
The measure is based on responses of 'Disagree' or 'Strongly disagree' to item c.
Source of Question
European Foundation (2006) "Living Conditions and Quality of Life in 29 European Countries".
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