Work‐life balance at Shanghai Shuozhi Management Consulting: Family‐friendly policies with a Chinese twist

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to describe family‐friendly policies at Shanghai Shuozhi Management Consulting Co. Ltd.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper examines the background to the policies, the form they take and some of the results they achieve.

Findings

The paper reports the role of stable monthly pay and perks; family‐supportive supervisors; family‐friendly colleagues; professional‐development programs; child‐related support programs; and physical health and psychological well being programs at Shanghai Shuozhi Management Consulting.

Practical implications

The view is advanced that organizations and employees in China who want to have a work‐family benefits workplace should adopt the strategies mentioned in this paper. The paper situates family‐friendly policies at Shanghai Shuozhi Management Consulting in the context of Chinese society as a whole.

Originality/value

The paper considers some of the similarities and differences between work‐life balance policies at Shanghai Shuozhi Management Consulting and those in the west.

Citation

Han, Y. and Zhao, H. (2012), "Work‐life balance at Shanghai Shuozhi Management Consulting: Family‐friendly policies with a Chinese twist", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp. 28-29. https://doi.org/10.1108/09670731211195936