There is no better time than the start of the year to make changes to your life, so, with this in mind, Prospect has launched a new online resource to help its members achieve a better work-life balance.

The union points to reports that highlight the potentially devastating impact that a long-hours culture can have on the health, productivity and safety of workers –whether because of organisational change, or increasing workloads.

Called WorkTime YourTime, the Web resource contains a wide range of information, from suggestions on simple behavioural changes to tips on how to regain a sense of control; and from advice on a range of flexible-working arrangements to other measures to break the long-hours culture, or guidance on how to balance caring responsibilities with work.

The campaign’s home page features a link to an ‘hours check’ calculator, which allows employees to work out how their unpaid overtime translates into hours, or even days, worked for free. There is also a spreadsheet that can act as a useful tool to track and tally unpaid hours to support a case when trying to reclaim the time.

The Worktime Yourtime resource can be found at: www.prospect.org.uk/campaigns_and_events/national_campaigns/index?_ts=12977