Paradigm and Cultural Shifts on Employee Leave and Work-Life Initiatives

The Problem Policies on employee leave and flexible workplace arrangements have not met the needs of employees in achieving work-life balance. Even when such policies do exist, employers are largely unable to actualize the benefits of these policies. These challenges have been exacerbated by the global pandemic creating more demand for work-life flexibility practices. The Solution Organizations must engage in a paradigm and cultural shift to achieve the benefits of work-life policies and practices. An organizational culture that moves beyond a human resource management (HRM) lens of administration and compliance to a human resource development (HRD) lens of support and development is central to overcoming this challenge. The Stakeholders Stakeholders for this concluding article include executive leaders of organizations, HRD and HRM scholars and practitioners.