 | Business Sector: Oil & Gas
Employees: 174 full time 10 part time | | | How are work-life balance policies communicated?
- Intranet
- Plasma screens
- HR team in the open plan office are available to explain policies
- The Flexible Benefits Plan is mailed to employees home address and is available on-line
- The Health Plan was publicised through cards delivered to each persons desk, at group meetings, and via screens throughout the building
What systems have been set up to review work-life balance policies?
- Data spreadsheets are used by management team to track the success of policies
- Employee suggestions on new initiatives are considered by the Business Ideas Generation Team and responses given to all suggestions
- Usage of the Flexible Benefits Plan is monitored annually
What arrangements have been introduced in the last 12 months?
- 2006 Health Challenge – which addresses health & fitness, psychological, family and community well being
- New job shares
- All employees encouraged to participate in Education Business Partnership events
- Lunchtime Health & Safety Presentations
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This energy company, part of the ConocoPhillips worldwide organisation, distributes and markets fuels under the Jet Brand. The Head Office in Warwick offers its employees a comprehensive range of flexible working opportunities, enhanced maternity benefits, a flexible benefits package, and an employee assistance programme together with plenty of training and career progression opportunities. The working environment is totally open plan and the Marketing Manager believes that trust and flexibility work together to create a dynamic organisation.
Why have work-life balance policies been introduced?
- Successful organisations need a workforce that is stable and committed but also adaptable and flexible to meet business challenges Employees place more value on the quality of working life and are seeking
- greater flexibility to manage work commitments alongside personal and family life
What work-life balance policies are most beneficial to the organisation?
- Working Parents Policy – which includes a returners allowance, extended maternity/adoption
- leave and enhanced maternity pay
- Flexible work practices
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Further Education Assistance Plan
- Flexible Benefits Plan
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| How are work-life balance issues identified?
- Commissioning third party research
- Asking employees directly
- Feedback from other ConocoPhillips locations
- External seminars and conferences
- Potential legislative changes
- Continual review
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Rupert Turner, Marketing Manager, UK and Ireland said;
“I believe that, for organisations to be successful, each individual needs to feel passionate about being part of the team. By continually reviewing our policies and objectives, we keep the organisation bubbling, creating an environment where people feel trusted, respected and empowered to achieve
success.”
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