CHAPTER 5

Leading to Results

Despite the benefits of work-life supports for employees and companies, not all companies are implementing them. These companies fail to leverage work-life supports to drive their results. In fact, work-life supports produce business benefits such as engagement, productivity, cost savings, and improved attraction and retention of talent.

RESULTS THROUGH WORK-LIFE SUPPORTS

The logic is straightforward. When companies provide work-life supports, they enhance engagement, satisfaction, retention, and employee health.1 These in turn are correlated with better organizational results. It’s a simple logic train in which work-life supports lead to positive business outcomes (better employee engagement, lower costs), which ...

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