Thursday, October 15, 2009

Conciliation in Catalonia: Most Have Policies But Rarely Apply Them


The ability to reconcile work and personal life is one of the key factors for retaining talent, say employees. Moreover, it has been shown that the presence of a responsible culture of work/personal conciliation is closely connected to business development.

The study, “Experiències en organització del temps de treball a les empreses de Catalunya” (“Experiences of Catalonian Businesses in Organizing Work Schedules”), analyzes the situation of workplace conciliation in Catalonia and proposes how companies can best implement conciliation measures.

According to the EFR© model, developed by IESE’s International Center of Work and Family (ICWF), businesses can be grouped according to four different levels of commitment to conciliation, with group A representing those with a well-rooted conciliation culture at one end, and group D lacking conciliation policies at the other. (See book Masters of Our Destiny.)

See full Article.