Lack of Work/Life Balance Costs Billions

A recent article in the Globe and Mail examines the very real cost of upsetting employees’ work-life balance. Citing Conference Board of Canada research, the article asserts that $25 billion a year is spent on employees dealing with heart attack or stroke; more importantly, the likelihood of experiencing those catastrophic events is related to management’s flexibility surrounding work/life balance.

Employees supervised by managers who were inflexible about work/family conflicts were between two and six times more likely to experience cardiovascular risk factors. Such staggering figures highlight the important role managers play in the health of their employees.

Click here to read the full article in the Globe and Mail.