Meeting the challenge of the work-life balance in the South African workplace

Meeting the challenge of the work-life balance in the South African workplace

The work-life balance (WLB) construct as a business imperative has been of growing concern in organisations outside South Africa for the past two decades, particularly given the pressure to create a sustainable global competitive advantage through human capital. Within the last decade this aspect ha...

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Main Authors: GF Mageni, AD Slabbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2014-07-01
Series:South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
Online Access:https://sajems.org/index.php/sajems/article/view/1170
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spelling doaj-54d72167b2624ed99d433bab1388ebb92020-11-24T21:34:26ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences1015-88122222-34362014-07-018439340110.4102/sajems.v8i4.1170330Meeting the challenge of the work-life balance in the South African workplaceGF Mageni0AD Slabbert1Cape Peninsula University of TechnologyCape Peninsula University of TechnologyThe work-life balance (WLB) construct as a business imperative has been of growing concern in organisations outside South Africa for the past two decades, particularly given the pressure to create a sustainable global competitive advantage through human capital. Within the last decade this aspect has been prominent in various forums. However, no studies as yet provide insight into the applicability of WLB models to the South African workplace. The present article therefore explores the composition of a WLB system, and analyses constraints on its application under the conditions of the South African labour market.https://sajems.org/index.php/sajems/article/view/1170
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