Employees unaware of unpaid parental leave

Unpaid parental leave is available to staff with a year or more's tenure, in addition to annual holiday allowance

Parents suffer poor work/life balance

Forty-one per cent of the UK parents surveyed do extra hours all the time or often

Why work/life balance needs a rethink

True work/life balance is achieved, and disengagement combatted, when employees are empowered to take control of their own activities

Freelancers enjoy greater control over work/life balance

The majority of freelancers are satisfied working for themselves and wish to continue doing so

Let's talk about work/life harmony

The idea that ‘work’ competes with ‘life’ ignores the more nuanced reality of our humanity

HR must get up to speed with technology

A Purple Cubed debate panel discussed HR's role in a future workplace characterised by automation and AI

Baby Boomers want flexible working and staggered retirement

Research has found that older workers are keen to improve their work/life balance but stay working

Finding your life's balance: Home

In a new regular feature Nina Grunfeld presents a wellbeing series for HR professionals. It's time to focus on yourself

Post-Brexit wellbeing: Could we be heading for ‘karoshi'?

It’s worth understanding Japanese phenomenon karoshi, and how and why death from overwork has been happening

Do we care enough about carers?

Employers should consider support for employees who are also carers if they don't want to lose talented staff

HR professionals mustn't neglect their own wellbeing

While concentrating on company wellbeing policies HR leaders must ensure they're not neglecting themselves

Finding your life's balance

In a new regular feature Nina Grunfeld presents a wellbeing series for HR professionals. It's time to focus on yourself