An exploratory study of workplace provisions for work-life balance

摘要: This thesis is an exploratory and descriptive study of employer-provided work-life balance initiatives (WLB initiatives). Research on WLB vast in size scope, recent studies this field have been emerging from multiple academic disciplines. Findings literature review raise questions about whether these provisions do actually help workers to their many roles responsibilities paid work personal life. Based original case Atlantic Canadian workplace, the current research a focused inquiry what offer workers. The formats initiatives, relevance accessibility workers, interactions with organizational productivity objectives are explored. It argued that exist within influenced by wider social structure values public sphere over private, therefore not necessarily promote real for