unilever’s approach of
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Unilever’s approach of. Work-Life Balance. Content. Facts of Unilever Role of people at Unilever Problems with the Work-Life Balance approach Understanding of Work-Life Balance New policy Business benefits. The Unilever Brand Wagon. 400 brands spanning 14 categories of home, - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Work-Life Balance Lisa Hahn 1
Unilever’s approach of
Work-Life Balance
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Content
1. Facts of Unilever
2. Role of people at Unilever
3. Problems with the Work-Life Balance approach
4. Understanding of Work-Life Balance
5. New policy
6. Business benefits
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The Unilever Brand Wagon
400 brands spanning 14 categories of home, personal care and foods products
160 million times a day, in 170 countries, people use Unilever products at key moments of their day
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Unilever at a Glar
Strategy to succeed:
Winning with Brands and Innovation Winning in the Market Place Winning through Continuous Improvement Winning with People
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Problems with the Work-Life Balance approach (2003)
Work-Life Balance initiatives for many years
Targets: Fulfill requests and desires of employees Innovative working conditions Higher employee satisfaction
Problem: Initiatives did not reach all employees Employees did not access offerings
Promotion and communication
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Understandig of WLB
“Juggling the demands of life outside work and career ambitions”
WLB as an important issue Help by solving the problem
Shared responsibility of employer and employee Programmes for all employees
Harmony of company’s requirements and employee’s demand
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New policy
Flexible working options
Part-time working Home working Job shares Flexible hours
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New Policy
Leave options Maternity, paternity and adoptive leave policies Career break scheme
Employer support Childcare support On-site gyms Occupational health and dental services
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Business Benefits 90% return from maternity leave
Retaining female employees Retaining managers working part-time
Reduced absenteeism Employees can control working hours Particular evident in manufacturing sites
Increased productivity Managers working part-time rate the performance of
part-time working staff Higher commitment, delivering results of flexi-time
workers
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Business Benefits
Higher Employee satisfaction “can do” attitude:
support from managers and Team members
Employer satisfaction
Employee satisfaction
Business benefits
Customer satisfaction
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Unilever: an “employer of choice”
Best employer South Africa 2010/2011
Britain’s top 100 employers recruiting graduates 2010/2011
FORTUNE "50 Most Powerful Women in Business"
FORTUNE “100 Most Desirable MBA Employers”
NATIONAL BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH “Best Employers for a Healthy Lifestyle Award”
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