Work-life Quality
Background/Programs
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Work-life quality was consistently the most common employee concern raised in PEP
employee focus groups in emerging markets
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Work-life quality is consistently cited as a Top 5 factor in attracting and retaining talent in
emerging markets (Mercer, 2011)
Impact/Results
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Health & wellness programs, including work-life quality contributed to PEP ranked as 3rd best
place to work in the UAE in 2011 Great Place to Work Survey
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Ranked 4th best place to work in 2012, with PEP employees rating PEP’s work-life quality
efforts 17 percentage points higher than employees working for other large UAE companies (82%
PEP favorable vs. 65% UAE market)
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Significant improvement in sector-wide OHS scores between 2009 and 2011, with 9
percentage point improvement in how professionals rate work-life quality programs and 23
percentage point improvement in how B1+ executives rate work-life programs
Dubai Example
Work-Life Quality:
In Spring 2010, flexible working policies were launched in Dubai:
• Flex Day
• Days in Lieu
• Flex Time
• Part-time
• Flex Place
• Carry Over Days
• Approximately 20% of associates in Dubai now follow a Flex Day/Time/Place arrangement, with most
associates benefiting from Summer Hours, Days in Lieu and Carry Over Days
• One Simple Thing - All PepsiCo associates include a work-life quality in their annual objectives, which
counts towards their performance reviews
• Improved application process - on-line submission
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HR automatically informed as soon as a flexible working request is submitted, making it easier
for HR to be a partner in the process
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Flexible Working Arrangements are stored on associate’s personal online profile
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FlexiCo Communication
Greece Example
Work from another location one day a week
Adjust on-going schedule around core work hours
Summer hours - Compress 5 days of work into 4 ½ days
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WLB Initiatives in Greece
Children’s birthday
Employees’ early leave (14:00 o’ clock) on their
children birthday
WLB Initiatives in Greece
“Kids at work”
2 times per year allow parents to bring their kids
at work in case of difficulty (take legal issues in
consideration)
WLB Initiatives in Greece
Flexible working hours after travelling
Flexibility in next day’s working hours after peculiar
travelling hours (allow 10-12 hours in between).
WLB Initiatives in Greece
Early Fridays
Early leave on Friday (for employees who have
worked more than 8 hours/day the previous
days)
One Simple Thing PepsiCo
All employees have
a discussion with
their Manager to
choose One Simple
Action that will
help them achieve a
better balance and
include it in annual
objective setting
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