Les pratiques de conciliation travail-famille des employeurs de choix
For decades, studies on the work-family practices have been highlighted the difficulties experienced by employees to balance their professional duties with their family life. Progressive organizations with regards to their human resources management also known as "employers of choice" attach a great importance to the need of addressing the work-life balance. Our study falls under this framework. Indeed, work-family balance is a challenge of increasing importance in the human resource management strategies of Canadian companies. A review of contemporary research on work-family balance is revealing of the need to address the factors associated with the adoption and the consequences of work-family practices.   In a context in which recruitment and retention are prominent, many organizations are now developing new ways to address the needs of employees to avoid problems such as absteeism, poor performance and low employee motivation. However, despite noticeable efforts and operational strategies, balancing work and family remains a major problem in Canadian companies. Might some solutions be found in the policies and practices of employers of choice? Our study aims to describe the work-life balance practices adopted by employers of choice and propose an analysis of the antecedents and consequences of the implementation of the adoption of work-life balance practices among employers of choice. This study was conducted by analyzing secondary data from the competition among the top 100 Canadian employers in 2013 and 2014. The findings of this analysis show that the most adopted practices by the employers of choice are those relative to leave and work time arrangements. According to our results, the oldest employers of choice and those in the public sector are those that have adopted more work-life balance practices. Moreover, these organizations have a high percentage of part-time employees and relatively high average staff age. In addition, the introduction of work-life balance practices within these organizations allows them to be recognized as the best as far as work-family balance is concerned. This research further describes the work-family practices of employers of choice in Canada. The findings may help business managers better understand work-family practices of those “best” employers as well as their contingency factors and outcomes.  Keywords: work-family balance, work-family practices, employers of choice.
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