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Evaluation of work-life balance policies
Preparation of an evaluation strategy
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Preparation of an evaluation strategy
An important part of developing work-life balance policies is to ensure that an evaluation strategy is put in place. Whilst the evaluation phase takes place after the policies have been developed and implemented, it is crucial to prepare for the evaluation of the policies during the development phase.
Examples of questions that may need to be answered in developing an evaluation strategy are:
- What was the organisation trying to achieve in introducing work-life balance policies?
- What are the organisation’s goals and objectives?
- What areas need evaluation? Turnover? Absenteeism?
- What can the organisation benchmark against? Internal? External?
Benchmarking:
- Internal benchmarking: as outlined under needs assessment it is important to collect base line data on certain indicators, such as levels of absenteeism, retention/turnover and productivity, when introducing work-life balance policies. These base-line levels serve as benchmarks against which any improvements can be measured. It may be a good idea to evaluate these indicator levels at set intervals (e.g. every year) to keep track of any developments.
- External benchmarking: this involves the identification of best practices among competitors and non-competitors that make them superior performers.
Work-life balance survey tool
The work-life balance survey tool is a free self-report questionnaire which allows organisations to evaluate and improve their work life balance policies.
Last updated 21 July 2009
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