Welcome to Creating More Balance

Promoting flexible working and childcare options to employers in South Yorkshire

The Creating More Balance Project (CMB - South Yorkshire) has now ended, although all the CMB literature is still available. For further information contact your local officer, details of which can be found on the Contact us page. 

There is a huge amount of evidence to show that helping your staff to achieve a work-life balance between work and the rest of your life can have a major impact on the success and profitability of your business. Research has shown that work-life balance practice have been shown to:-
- Improve recruitment and provide a tool to attract a wider range of potential job applicants
- Reduces sickness and absenteeism
- Improve productivity and morale
- Improve retention of staff
- Manage the workload better
- Cope better with change
- Improve customer services
- Enable a more diverse workforce

 There are more examples and case studies of the business benefits of work-life balance on our fact sheet 'The Business Case for Work-Life Balance'

The kind of support employers can put into place includes flexible working, reduced working hours, home working and support with childcare. Our experienced team can offer advice and support, tailored to individual need, to all businesses in South Yorkshire. It can include any of the following:

• Information and guidance on a range of work-life balance initiatives
• Employee surveys
• Childcare surgeries
• Support through our employer focus group
• Engaging with Trade Unions
• Implementation of childcare support initiatives eg, Employer Childcare Vouchers, Direct Payment scheme,  Partnerships with Childcare Providers etc.

CMB-South Yorkshire have developed a range of:-

Factsheets covering a range of flexible working options and support with childcare

Employer Case Studies
Employee Case Studies
Childcare Provider Case Studies

Toolkits to enable the easy implementation of flexible working or childcare options e.g.

             - Maternity Pack
             - Direct Payment Toolkit
             - Work Life Balance Toolkit

Contact Creating More Balance now - click here for details of your nearest Project Officer.