This document discusses employee expectations and work-life balance. It addresses conditions of employment, flexible working conditions, and achieving a balance between work and personal life. Key points are that paid parental leave can improve work-life balance and lead to increased productivity, staff retention, and a motivated workplace. Benefits to organizations of better work-life balance include reductions in costs, an enhanced corporate image, and reduced stress. Occupational health and safety refers to an employer's responsibility to ensure workplace safety and minimize harm.

1. Employee Expectations
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2. What are your expectations of a workplace?
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3. Conditions of employment
‘Conditions of employment’ refer to what an
employer has agreed to give the employee in
return for the employee’s work.
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4. Flexible working conditions
Flexible working conditions are conditions that allow
employees to balance work and family responsibilities
more effectively.
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5. Work−life balance is about achieving the right
amount of time for work and for personal life.
Achieving work-life balance
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7. Key points to take away: The opportunity of paid parental
leave can improve the work–life balance of employees who no longer
need to resign from work to have a child. This can also improve
morale and motivation for workers, which in turn can lead to
improved productivity and, hence, achievement of organisational
objectives.
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8. Benefits to an organisation that achieves a better
work life balance
Reductions in recruitment and training costs, because staff retention is increased
Increased employee
productivity
A motivated workplace
with enthusiastic
employees
Enhanced corporate image
improvements in attendance rates and reduced sick leave costs
Reduced
stress
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12. Occupational Health and Safety
Occupational health and safety refers to the responsibility
the employer has to ensure the workplace is safe for
employees and that steps are taken to minimise harm.
The work Health and Safety Act (2010)
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13. http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/sites/swa/statistics/
pages/statistics
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