What is the work/life association?

Signposts

Signposts is a project funded by a Better Work and Family Balance grant from Industrial Relations Victoria. The Signposts have been devised to assist decision-makers and practitioners develop effective work/life approaches which will serve organisations' differing business needs and the changing needs of the people in those businesses.

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Getting Started

Conduct an organisational self assessment...

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Think Strategically

Taking a strategic course and developing a business case...

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Getting Data

Employee needs assessment...

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Identifying Solutions

To suit the staff group and the business...

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The Possibilities

Flexible work options and negotiating flexible work...

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Making a Statement

Preparing a work/life policy...

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Getting Help

Training and development...

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Bright Ideas

Learning from the experience of others...

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Events

Reducing Role Overload in the Health Care Sector

You are invited to attend a special forum on the topic of Reducing Role Overload in the Health Care Sector arranged by the Work/Life Association in conjunction with Monash University's Australian Centre for Research in Employment and Work (ACREW) and Victorian Hospitals’ Industrial Association.

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For presentations from the Right to Request Flexible Work business forum held on 19 May click here.

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What's News

President Obama and Michelle Obama are taking a keen interest in workplace flexibility

The Obama Administration announced plans to hold a Forum on Workplace Flexibility on March 31st at the White House.

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Towards flexibility being the “new normal” in the American workplace

A recently released US report from Workplace Flexibility 2010, a Georgetown Law-based think tank, outlines a comprehensive set of policy solutions to expand Americans’ access to flexible work arrangements (FWAs) such as compressed workweeks, predictable schedules, and telework. The common-ground solutions described in the report can benefit both working families and businesses.

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Australian men yearn for work/life balance

This article reports on a growing trend among males in the workforce to be wanting to better match their work and family responsibilities.

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Flexibility for men and women and all ages

Perhaps one the key to normalizing flexibility in the workplace is for men to speak up about their desire to have the same flexibility for family time as many women have been expressing and acting on for years.

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