Fostering a healthy work and home life balance tends to make organizations run smoother and less
problematically, especially in areas of grievance and counseling, stress and conflict, disputes and
litigation, recruitment and staff retention, succession planning, company reputation and image.
There are also the implications and risks of organizing socially irresponsible team events and
activities which affect performance, management distraction, and staff retention; risks of litigation
and bad publicity. A socially responsible employer should be able to demonstrate they have been
duly careful and diligent in minimizing such risks when organizing any work events. Finally, there
are always going to be those resistant to the very idea of “team building” or others whose comfort
zone is very small. This must be acknowledged and programme that takes it into account created