Work/life balance 'crucial factor for today's workers'

Posted on 27 October 2008

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A significant number of young people would consider changing jobs to improve their work/life balance, a new study has suggested.

Research conducted by the Association of Graduate Recruiters has revealed that an employee's social life can suffer through a lack of enjoyment at work.

Many employees are willing to accept a poor work/life balance in order to progress up the career ladder, the study indicates, but up to half of all respondents said they would rather work elsewhere.

Carl Gilleard, chief executive of the AGR, said: “At a time when many organisations are under financial strain, it is very tempting to let quality slip and to abandon policies such as work-life balance altogether.

He added that employers should not adopt the attitude that graduates are lucky to have job, commenting that a "one-size-fits-all approach to work-life balance" could prove perilous to their staff retention strategy.

Job applicants can improve their chances of success at interview by conducting research on the potential employer, Mr Gilleard told the Guardian last week.

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