Want better work-life balance Learn from Denmark! - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Want better work-life balance Learn from Denmark! - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog 3 of my fellow Danes, Camilla Kring, Vivi Bach Pedersen and Anders Raastrup Kristensen have written a report on how Danish businesses have become more productive by focusing on work-life balance. This is how they open the report: The future can be found in Denmark. In this report we show how some of the most successful companies in Denmark developed their business through an innovative, results-oriented focus on balancing employees? work and private lives. Denmark has a unique position in the world when it comes to balancing work and private life: Denmark has one of the highest participation rates for women in the workforce. (75% of women are in the workforce). Among all EU countries, Danish employees have the highest degree of influence over their work. (85% of employees indicate that they have an influence on their work situation). Danish employees have some of the world?s most flexible work conditions. (43% of employees can regulate their work hours to meet their private needs). Danish employees have some of the best maternity/paternity leaves in the world (combined one year leave per child). The crucial insight in the report is that work-life balance is not about sacrificing business goals for the employees well-being. In fact, a good work-life balance makes the company more successful and profitable. Read the whole report here its clearly very written and has many tips and ideas for workplaces all over the world who want to create a Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related