Open AccessEffects of Work-Life Balance Policies on Female Commitment towards the Same Company
Author(s) -
Mamiko Takeuchi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of business administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1923-4015
pISSN - 1923-4007
DOI - 10.5430/ijba.v8n7p139
Subject(s) - work–life balance , maternity leave , business , balance (ability) , turnover , work (physics) , demographic economics , turnover intention , panel data , child care , labour economics , job satisfaction , psychology , economics , nursing , management , medicine , finance , order (exchange) , mechanical engineering , neuroscience , national longitudinal surveys , engineering , econometrics
This paper explores the relationship between work-life balance (WLB) policies and three indicators—job tenure, turnover rates, and new graduate retention rates in Japan—focusing on the careers of female employees. Cross-sectional analysis shows that firms with WLB policies, such as a full amount of maternity pay, are positively associated with female employee job tenure. Additionally, panel data analysis shows that the practices of family-care leave, family-care benefits, and flextime system, have an effect on the turnover rate of female employees. Moreover, the full amount of maternity pay has an effect on the retention rate of female new graduates. Finally, a first-differences analysis also finds a positive relationship between the maternity pay system and female job tenure. These results suggest that WLB policies, such as the full amount of maternity pay, family-care leave, family-care benefits, and flextime system, could produce positive outcomes for the careers of female employees.