Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to present the concept of work-life balance in the theoretical approach and research results demonstrating implementation of systemic solutions which make it easier for professionally active people to maintain a balance between their jobs and private lives and which facilitate combining various social roles to achieve satisfaction in both spheres of life in the companies of the West Pomeranian province in Poland.

The layout of the paper is dictated by the implementation of the objective. The first part introduces the subject matter of work-life balance. Then results of a research conducted among 601 employees from the West Pomeranian province in Poland are described. The research results show that about half of respondents, women slightly more frequently than men, declare that their companies implement programmes that facilitate reconciling work with a private life. At the same time, employees believe that good health, a happy family life, a good standard of living and a satisfying job are the most important factors for a successful life and if one were to sum up responses which refer to job-related factors it would turn out that a job is a factor that most determines a successful life.