Balance

Work-life harmony that works for you

You may be drawn to workplaces that prioritise harmony between professional and personal commitments. These environments typically emphasise flexibility and understanding, focusing on results rather than face time. The culture tends to support adaptable working arrangements that allow for genuine work-life integration. Work patterns generally accommodate personal pursuits while maintaining meaningful professional engagement.

Companies that care about balance

Commonwealth Bank

Commonwealth Bank is a leading provider of financial services in Australia including retail, premium, business and institutional banking, funds management, superannuation, insurance, investment and sharebroking products and services. We're a business with more than 800,000 shareholders and over 52,000 employees with a full range of financial services to help all Australians build and manage their finances.

DocuSign

DocuSign helps organizations connect and automate how they navigate their systems of agreement. As part of an industry leading product lineup, DocuSign offers eSignature, the world's #1 way to sign electronically on practically any device, from almost anywhere, at any time.

TikTok

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, where ideas and trends are born. At TikTok, it’s all about informing, entertaining and inspiring people across borders, cultures, and languages.

Pinterest's mission is to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love. It's the visual inspiration platform where 482 million monthly active users worldwide come to search, save, and shop the best ideas in the world for all of life’s moments.

NIB Group

As one of Australia's fastest growing health funds, nib provides affordable health cover to more than 1,500,000 people across Australia and New Zealand. Established over 60 years ago, nib provides a range of health covers that allow customers to tailor their cover to suit their needs. We believe that by giving members access to better health information, tools and services, they’ll feel confident in choosing the right path to take control of their health.

Spriggy

Spriggy is a pocket money app and card, helping parents and children manage their money together. Kids get their own prepaid VISA card and parents can track their child’s spending, set saving goals and organise pocket money payments – all in the app.

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Balance and ways of working

Here are a few things you might expect if you’re working as part of a team that values balance:

Flexible work arrangements including remote, hybrid, and flexible schedules
Generous paid time off, parental leave, and family/medical leave policies
Leave policies support personal health needs, including period, menopause, miscarriage, pet bereavement, infertility, caregiving, and mental health
On-site amenities or partnerships that support employee well-being
Guidance and resources to help employees manage health, personal transitions, and caregiving responsibilities
Celebrations and team-building activities that include families/loved ones.

Interview questions to ask about balance

Want to know if the team you’re talking to cares about balance? These interview questions can get you started.

What hours does the team typically work?
How does the organisation support varying work arrangements?
What benefits or programs do you have to help employees maintain work-life balance?
Can you tell me what flexible working looks like in the team?