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AXA Flexwork website showcases the variety of effective work arrangements

The business world is coping with major challenges resulting from changing values, gender roles and lifestyle preferences. While men want to be more involved with their families, women do not want to be forced to choose between their career and other parts of life. Also employees without a traditional family are seeking their personal work/life […]

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New study: Men seeking work-life balance are seen more favorably than women

Christin Munsch, professor of sociology at Furman University in San Francisco, has recently conducted a study on flexible work arrangements. Her spectacular results suggest that it is men rather than women who can take advantage out of such arrangements, while women might experience disadvantages. How is that possible and what does it mean for work/life-balance […]

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Work-Life-Blending als Risikofaktor und der WLB-Vorsprung kleinerer Unternehmen

War es vor ein paar Jahrzehnten wohl eher die Ausnahme, dass Arbeit mit nach Hause genommen wurde, so ist es heute ein ĂĽblicher Vorgang. 77 Prozent der Europäer arbeiten in ihrer Freizeit, wie eine Mitarbeiterbefragung von insgesamt 4.500 BĂĽroangestellten in 7 Ländern durch Samsung ergab. Gleichzeitig gaben Dreiviertel der Befragten zu, am Arbeitsplatz private Dinge […]

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Individualisation as an opportunity: Designing Diversity and flexibility as added value. Focus: International Dual Career Couples

The recruitment of international staff is becoming increasingly important in filling high-calibre key positions in business and science. In order to survive as an attractive location, cities and municipalities must strive for innovative offers. One possibility is the promotion of dual careers. The Stuttgart Region, in particular the Dual Career Center of the Wirtschaftsförderung Region […]

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How to use flexibility as a key to business success

Recruiting, retention, promotion – flexible working provides a powerful tool for HR departments in each of the elements of the value chain. A couple of recent surveys in several countries among young graduates and professionals confirmed the central importance they place on flexibility and a broadly interpreted work-life-balance.

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3rd European Company Survey: Diversity as a trigger for success

The 3rd European Company Survey interviewed HR managers and employee representatives in 30,000 organisations in all member state and some close neighbours. The survey is embedded in the overarching EU 2020 targets of smart, inclusive and sustainable growth. The Commission grants a key role to all companies, who need to facilitate innovation and creativity, ensure […]

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Two sides of the same coin? What British families want and what they get

Flexible working is one of the bestselling employment features companies can offer their employees as an increasing amount of surveys demonstrates. Flexible employers score higher on the labour markets and can more easily attract the right talent. However, the reality still holds a lot of room for improvement, the new Working Families report “Time, Health […]

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Getting the right tone from the top

The best established mantra about successful D&I work refers to executive leadership, role modelling and to sponsoring D&I departments and agendas. And the absence of this has become an easy excuse when progress becomes slow. That implies two questions: Who is responsible for providing the impetus so that top management support will be displayed and […]

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