Work-Life Balance No. 3: Solutions for the Stressed-Out Worker

What happened to all the talk about leisure time? What happened to all those dire predictions from futurists that technology would displace workers? Those predictions never materialized.

Document Highlights

This briefing, the third of part one in a two-part series, sheds some light on how Canadians are dealing with the multiple responsibilities of home and work and the choices they are making.

Canadian workers are trying to juggle a number of competing priorities within their home and work environments. Whatever the cause, job stress and the stress of balancing work and personal responsibilities can result in high costs and, some would argue, decreased revenues for an organization.

This study looks at:

• stress and job satisfaction;
• stress and absenteeism;
• how employers can help;
• workplace programs; and
• better working conditions.