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Employee preferences for work-life benefits in a large New Zealand construction company
Construction Economics and Building
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Employee preferences for work-life benefits in a large New Zealand construction company
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Morrison, Emily
Thurnell, Derek |
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Human Resource Management
Work-life balance, New Zealand, construction company, Human resource management Work-life balance |
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| Description |
The construction industry is a challenging environment in which to work, with job characteristics that are linked to work-life conflict, and it is important for its future sustainability that initiatives to support employee work-life balance are undertaken. 121 head office and site-based employees within a large New Zealand construction company rated their preferences for work-life benefits, and the results were compared with those of a similar previous (Australian) study. The most preferred work-life benefit factor (as for the previous Australian study) was found to be ‘wellness and personal development’. Results suggest that company provision of a wide variety of work-life benefits from which employees can choose during different stages in their life and career is ideal. Qualitative results suggest some work-life conflict associated with working long hours and weekend work exists. It is proposed that to attract and retain valuable employees, the New Zealand construction industry must provide useful work-life benefits, reasonable working hours, and supportive workplace cultures in line with such initiatives.
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UTS ePRESS
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2012-02-26
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Survey |
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application/pdf
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http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2358
10.5130/AJCEB.v12i1.2358 |
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Construction Economics and Building; Vol 12, No 1 (2012): AJCEB; 12-25
2204-9029 |
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eng
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http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2358/2809
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New Zealand
2011 Professional/managerial staff of a large construction company |
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| Rights |
Copyright (c) 2012 Emily Morrison, Derek Thurnell
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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