Employers contradict work-life balance philosophy

There is an increasing discrepancy between what employers say about work-life balance and how they actually act, finds a recent global study by WFD Consulting and WorldatWork’s Alliance for Work-Life Progress.

“We set out to study men and work-life integration, but, instead, uncovered workplace trends showing employees suffer a variety of job repercussions for participating in work-life programs, even when their leaders insist they support the business value,” says Kathie Lingle, executive director of WorldatWork’s Alliance for Work-Life Progress. “This conundrum can be so oppressive that some employees go underground, resorting to ‘stealth maneuvers’ for managing their personal responsibilities.