census survey‚ 52% of the population of the Bontoc are Kankanaey. The Kankanaey is one of the five ethnolinguistic groups that make up the Igorots. The other four are the Bontocs‚ Ibaloi‚ Isneg (or Apayao)‚ and Kalinga. “Igorot” is a term used to describe the indigenous people of the Cordillera Mountains located in the northern part of the island of Luzon in the Philippines. They inhabit the six provinces of Abra‚ Apayao‚ Benguet‚ Kalinga‚ Ifugao‚ and Mountain Province. Although Igorots are Filipinos
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Quality of Work Life (QWL) is a philosophy‚ a set of principles‚ which holds that people are the most important resource in the organization as they are trustworthy‚ responsible and capable of making valuable contribution and they should be treated with dignity and respect. The elements that are relevant to an individual’s quality of work life include the task‚ the physical work environment‚ social environment within the organization‚ administrative system and relationship between life on and off
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investigate the work-life balance changes within various countries. The most significant issue raised from the imbalance is long working hours. The more people work‚ the less time they have to spend on other activities‚ such as personal care or leisure. The amount and quality of leisure time is important for people’s overall well-being‚ and can bring additional physical and mental health benefits.There is no doubt that long-hour working hours could result in high stress at work and burnout‚ and work-family
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ABSTRACT Topic: Quality of work life in a Manufacturing Industry Quality of Life is the extent of relationships between individuals and organizational factors that exists in the working environment. Quality of work life is the extent to which workers can satisfy important personal needs through their experiences in the organization. It is focusing strongly on providing a work environment conducive to satisfy individual needs. It is assumed that if employees have more positive attitudes about the
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Work/Life Balance Steady by Jared Shelly | HRE Online June 04‚ 2008 The uncertain economy hasn’t negatively affected work/life balance policies on the whole‚ according to a recent study. But not all of the news is positive. Paid-time off for maternity leave has decreased and some of HR’s focus has shifted from work/life to wellness initiatives. Although the United States is in the midst of an economic downturn‚ the frequency of policies that promote work/life balance has not only held steady
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QWL can be defined as "the quality of relationship between employees and the total working environment.” According to J. LIoyd Suttle‚ (1974) Quality of work life is the degree to which members of a work organization are able to satisfy important personal needs through their experiences in the organization. Walton(1974) lists adequate and fair compensation‚ safe and healthy environment‚ jobs which are aimed at development using employee’s skills and abilities‚ growth and security‚ an environment
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Work Life Balance is where you can prioritize between your work/career and your lifestyle. Companies often benefit from work life balance because it benefits the business. As it had stated on a website there are three top reasons why companies choose work life balance: (1) recruitment/retention of employees‚ (2) commitment to the firm‚ and (3) productivity. (Work Life Balance‚ 2012) By reducing these factors in the workforce this will help the company in the long run. Some advantages based on the
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Employment Relations Essay Work-life balance 1. April 2009 Table of contents Table of contents p. 1 Introduction p. 2 Definitions p. 2 Work-life Balance p. 3-4 Conclusion p. 5 References p. 6 Topic: Work-life balance has become an important social issue. Critically analyze the contributions of business‚ unions and government towards promoting work-life balance. Introduction: To balance work and leisure is an important
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Work Life Balance Course: Business Management Module: 1BM050 Managing People Section Instructor: Janet Astley Student name: Chung Ning Johnny‚ CHENG Student ID: 090006463 CONTENT Introduction………………………………………………………………...2 The concept and theory of work/life balance………………………………………….3 How important for an employees to have a good or poor work life balance……….....5 What organization do to improve work life balance of their employees……………...8 My Own Experience…………………………………………………………………
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WORK LIFE BALANCE Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Introduction: Work Life Balance 3 3 Theories of Work Life Balance 4 i. Spill over theory 4 ii. Compensation Theory 4 iii. Strategic choice theory 4 iv. Stakeholder theory 5 v. Resource Based View 5 4. Work Life Balance Policies 6 5. Work life balance from an employee’s perspective 9 6. Work life balance from the employer’s perspective 10 7. Conclusion: Is Work life Balance
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