The engagement of team members, along with flexible working practices is seen as one of the keys to achieving a satisfied workforce and retention of existing staff. People are becoming increasingly aware of the various their rights which will enabled some staff to move to less traditional ways of working. However the are other issues around work-life balance such as emphasising the quality of working life and getting the best from our work.
Managers need to become more aware of their responsibilities.
This checklist is designed to help with this
- Encourage open communication
- Review your role concerning your approach to supporting team members and crearting flexible approaches to working
- Assess your needs for legal update
- Identify issues and concerns in your team around the balance of work
- Be aware of your own attitudes and how you influence people
- Ensure confirmation of new policies regarding the morale of the team and Work-life Balance
- Arrange time to consult staff about working practices and workloads
- Integrate advice on working practices into recruitment activities
- Assess who in your team might want to discuss broader work or life issues
- Carry out reviews of individual needs
- Arrange regular contact and reporting documentation with Personnel
- Develop supportive relationships with the team
- Agree all the procedures staff require for reducing stress and improving flexible working
- Monitor all the critical factors on the team
- Encourage ideas and suggestions from the team for better working practices
- Allocate resources fairly, which help people to adapt their working practices
- Be aware of the changing needs of individuals
- Handle requests speedily and within time limits
- Review the progress of changing work arrangements and patterns and initiate corrective action
- Maintain records on how staff are adapting
- Provided coaching for staff on a regular basis and particularly when attempting new tasks
- Ask for help when necessary not only from within the company
- Refer staff to other agencies or colleagues when their needs fall outside your capabilities
- Visit other teams to check on different approaches
- Arrange evaluation of team engaement and flexible working practices
- Recognise the contributions of different individuals and celebrate successes of the team
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