WORK-LIFE IN THE MODERN ERA EXAMINING AND ADDRESSING THE CENTRAL PLACE OF WORK INTENSITY Dr Natalie Skinner, Centre for Work + Life, UniSA.

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WORK-LIFE IN THE MODERN ERA EXAMINING AND ADDRESSING THE CENTRAL PLACE OF WORK INTENSITY Dr Natalie Skinner, Centre for Work + Life, UniSA

Information and insights ….. 1  Understanding the ‘WLB landscape’ in Australia today  Feedback on how workers in the education sector are faring, compared to other Australian workers  Insight into the central role of work intensity in job quality & WLB Knowledge of how common intensive working is in modern Aust. workplace Understanding links to other important aspects of job quality and wellbeing  Appreciation of general principles/strategies of creating ‘decent work’

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AWALI RESEARCH - BACKGROUND A ustralian W ork A nd L ife I ndex

Data collection  2007 – 2010, 2012, 2014  Telephone interviews  2800 respondents each year (1400 in 2007)  Nationally representative sample of Australian workers 4

AUSTRALIAN WLB LANDSCAPE

Struggle to juggle 6  Around 25% of workers chronically work-life stressed Work is intrusive, lack of time, dissatisfied WLB  Women, especially mothers & women working FT hours, are chronically time pressured (around 70%) & fatigued  Men, especially fathers working long FT hours, are not getting sufficient sleep needed to support health

Consequences high work-life conflict /long hours IndividualOrganisational/Business burnout, depression, stressabsenteeism & turnover (intentions) general health (cardiovascular disease) job satisfaction family, life, marital satisfactionorganisational commitment family strain/dysfunctionproductivity – individual & organisational level 7

HOW ARE EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS FARING?

Work-life conflict (2007 – 2010)  Education & training industry N = 1034  All industries N = 8292 % ‘often/almost always’ % ‘often or ‘almost always ’ 9

Cont. (2007 – 2010)  Work-life index  Scaling: 0 (lowest work-life conflict) to 100 (highest) 10

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Full-time workers only E&T: N = 164 All: N =

Longer hours flexibility Higher workload Full-time workers in education sector: 86% work unpaid hours from home Average 24 hours per month (highest of all industries) 80% agree have too much work for one person to do (62% all Aust workers) 13

WORK INTENSITY

AWALI 2012 – Australian workers 15

16 Work intensity Not taking paid leave Working longer hours Not making flexibility request Working unpaid home

17 Work intensity WLB Physical health detriments Decline in family/ personal life Stress/ burnout

38% men & 35% women ‘expected put work before family/personal life (AWALI 2008) 18

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WHAT TO DO?

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