Creating the perfect work-life balance

Ever thought that working from home would be for you? Well National Work from Home day on 15th May encourages gives us to give it a try. This may just be the work-life balance you are after, and one national housebuilder is all for it, and has even designed some properties to suit!

Award winning Miller Homes has developments throughout Yorkshire and constantly strives to build homes to suit the ever-changing needs of purchasers.

Carolyn Rushbrook, sales director for Miller Homes Yorkshire said: “Working from home is becoming ever more popular because of its many benefits including helping to reduce our carbon footprints. That is why our pioneering eco-friendly homes at the Millennium Village development in Allerton Bywater have IT network capabilities in most rooms. Some properties also boast ateliers which are an imaginative use of space and ideal as a secluded study.”

According to Work Wise UK home working significantly improves productivity, enabling businesses to be more competitive. It also, and more importantly, frees up time providing a better work-life balance. The time spent travelling to and from work is eliminated which automatically has an effect on stress levels which provides for a much happier household.

The advances in technology have meant that home working is proving increasingly popular which has therefore had an impact on the style of new homes being built.

Carolyn continued: “Many of our homes now include a ‘study’ room. Some of our three storey properties benefit from a room on the ground floor which is positioned away from the most popular rooms in the house, making it an ideal place to spend time working from home.”

Work Wise UK also gives a few smarter ways to work such as: going to work an hour later or an hour earlier, with a reciprocal hour shift at the end of the day. This would enable employees to avoid the busiest travel times, effectively staggering the rush hour and making the journey far more tolerable for everyone. Another suggestion is; employees’ being allowed to take a half hour lunch break each day, and then able to leave at 3.00pm on the last day.

For an ideal way to achieve that perfect work-life balance visit Miller Homes to see what the national housebuilder can do for you. Log on to Millerhomes.co.uk for more information.