Abstract
Presently, the development of civilization requires a vision of balancing the interests of employees and employers in the sphere of work as never before. Work-life balance is directly linked to social sustainability. The aim of this article is to analyze various dimensions of mutual enrichment of the professional and private life of an individual and to describe how positive experiences in professional and non-professional life influence the improvement of satisfaction, health, and achievements, thus enabling the sustainable development of the individual. The conducted research was of a qualitative nature. Thematic exploration was used to analyze the findings of 34 in-depth interviews with experienced HR managers and employees at various levels of enterprises in Poland. The research shows that the work and personal life of the respondents interact, complement, and enrich in different ways, depending on the stage of the employee’s life. Habits developed by practicing a specific sport discipline or other type of hobby are helpful in the effective implementation of professional tasks. In addition, non-professional interests, including communing with culture and art, have a positive impact on professional activities. On the other hand, the respondents emphasized that thanks to their professional activities, specific to the type of work they perform, they are sometimes more extroverted, meticulous, organized, and consistent when performing activities outside of work and in other aspects of private life.
Highlights
The second part focuses on the analysis of the forms of nonprofessional activity undertaken by employees, the areas disturbed, and changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in this respect
Most of the respondents emphasized that work-life balance in organizations is rather an element of organizational culture and best practices, rather than just strictly defined programs
The findings show that the conscious role of the work environment in balancing the was very demanding, the most practical and effective roadmap, according to respondents, professional and non-professional activity of employees certainly fits in with the idea of is to combine personal priorities related to work, family, health, and well-being into one sustainable development and the concept of corporate social responsibility, which can be system
Summary
The respondents emphasized that thanks to their professional activities, specific to the type of work they perform, they are sometimes more extroverted, meticulous, organized, and consistent when performing activities outside of work and in other aspects of private life. Current civilization’s development requires, as never before, emphasis on the vision of balancing the interests of employees and employers in the sphere of work [1]. Work-life balance is directly related to social sustainability. Sustainable development of human capital is a complex concept that covers the areas of human activity on many levels of human life, both on a micro and macroeconomic scale [2]. The implementation of the concept of a sustainable organization in the area of human capital management draws attention to the need to achieve the economic goals of the enterprise, and meeting and balancing the needs of employees.
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