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CORPORATE PLAN:
Although
illness is the greatest cause of days off work, it is frequently used as an
excuse by employees taking time for personal errands and issues. Today life is hectic - increased
work intensity, the stresses of family life, social events, traffic –
is it any wonder that employees don’t have the time to get personal
tasks done?
Companies
recognise the need for effective time management and are ´affected by the unpredictability
of workplace absenteeism, which makes it necessary to adjust schedules or
to take steps to replace absent workers. In addition, workplace absenteeism
increases the company’s costs and hence has a negative effect on the
company’s competitive position.´*
If
you, as a Manager, haven’t yet considered the extent to which your
employees are affected by the struggle to balance work and life, then you
may be surprised to learn that:
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Office workers use between 10 – 20 per cent of their working
day running personal and family errands.
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The average employee misses 11.5 working days due to organising
personal and family issues, not including sick days.
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9 out of 10 employees surveyed reported that consultation and
referral services saved them time each month.
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33% are more likely to feel supported by their company
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44% of workers cited high levels of stress, long hours and
inflexible schedules as the causes of conflict between their work
responsibilities and personal priorities, and hence as contributors to
work-life imbalance.(Belinda Merry, Merrymentality.com)
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After domestic duties and work, only 11% of our time is left for
leisure activities(ABS ´98)
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Benefits for the employee
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Benefits for the employer
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Without the stress of thinking about the list of
´things-to-do´, employee is more focused
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Not using work time for personal errands means more time spent on
the job
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Employee feels a sense of appreciation towards employer
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More focused employee equals greater productivity
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More time spent on the job equals greater productivity
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Employer ensures a mutual sense of appreciation and more content
workers
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Your employees have
60 minutes for lunch-break, do
you want them to spend it doing chores? If not, and you would rather know
that they can eat a sandwich, have a coffee and a chat, relax before the
afternoon session, then leave the small, yet oh-so time-consuming tasks to
us. Content, focused employees equals greater productivity.
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Retainer
per employee
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€15.00
per month
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Sample services
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Request
can be fulfilled from offices of easyliving-spain
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€15.00
per hour
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Call
telefonica, tradesperson, book a
restaurant
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Request
requires leaving the offices of easyliving-spain
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€25.00
per hour
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Pick
up dry cleaning, wait at the home for furniture delivery, take cat to the
vet
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All
prices are exclusive of IVA.
Please see
webpage for full list of services.
In our experience the company pays the retainer while
the employee pays for the task that he / she requests.
Your time is precious, and so is ours, that is why
efficiency is key. Remember! The charge is per hour, not per task, so be
sure to arrange to have a number of tasks carried out together.
These rates are a guidel¡ne, however, we will
come to your offices and discuss the plan best suited to you and your
employees.
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* ¨Preventing absenteeism at
the workplace¨, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working
Conditions.
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We guarantee to carry out your request in the shortest timeframe
possible. This will depend on the task – posting a letter, for
example will be done on that day, arranging to take the dog to the vet may
require an appointment. The timeframe for tasks relating to official
paper-work ( gestoría, tax office) will depend on the task involved.
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