Managing work life balance Name: Sammi Leung Nga Yi login: sl389 Words: 2‚446 (excluding references) 10. Managing work life balance Introduction This essay is going to examine managing work life balance and how organizations are going to manage it in contemporary human resource management with relevant organizational examples. Moreover‚ we will look at the current issues and the problems of work life balance. Work life balance (WLB) is a term which refers to the concept
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INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY Work life balance is the separation between the work life and the personal life. It is the boundary that is created between one’s profession‚ career‚ or business and every other segment that makes up the life. Work-life balance‚ in its broadest sense‚ is defined as a satisfactory level of involvement or ‘fit’ between the multiple roles in a person’s life. Work-life balance for any one person is having the ‘right’ combination of participation in paid work (defined by hours and
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WORK LIFE BALANCE The article talks about the importance of work life balance‚ especially in relation to India. In the Indian context‚ work life balance has many social and cultural connotations. There are many factors that need to be taken into account to understand work balance with respect to India better: India is a deeply religious country‚ housing abundant religions within itself and the most dominant of them is Hinduism. The caste system is also prevalent in India. In combination with the
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ISSN: 2319 – 7285 G.J. C.M.P.‚ Vol. 2(3) 2013:84-91 WORK- LIFE BALANCE: A LITERATURE REVIEW Satinder Singh Chief Engineer (Drilling) Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)‚ Cementing Services‚ Ahmedabad Asset‚ Ahmedabad & Pursuing PhD (Management)‚ Gujarat University‚ Ahmedabad Abstract The literature review on Work-life Balance has been framed up in view of its gained popularity with the major aim to have prosperity of society and the realization of fulfilling lives for its
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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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(2004)‚ the topic about work-life balance is popular among people since the beginning of a major UK campaign in 2000 (Changing Patterns in a Changing World‚ DFEE‚ 2000). What does the “work-life balance” mean? According to the explanation of Eurofound Website (2009)‚ work life balance refers to “a state of equilibrium between an individual’s work and personal life”. But the Economic Times website (2013) think that work-life balance does not mean an absolutely equal balance of time‚ because it is impossible
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Subject: Work/ Life Balance What is the most important thing in your life? Family‚ Love‚ Money‚ career‚ or Heath? I think the answer will be different for different gender‚ ages‚ and situation. For most people over 30‚ I think the majority would say Career is the major focus. Yes‚ this is understandable and reasonable. Career somehow brings us recognition‚ satisfactions and wealth. We need that to support our living‚ without that‚ we can’t do what we want to do. But while you focus
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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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stress and work-family conflict Raja Abdul Ghafoor Khan (Corresponding Author) MS Scholar‚ University of Lahore‚ Islamabad‚ Pakistan E-mail: ghafoor724@gmail.com Furqan Ahmad Khan MS Scholar‚ University of Lahore‚ Islamabad‚ Pakistan E-mail: fani_1987@hotmail.com Dr. Muhammad Aslam Khan Associate Professor‚ Preston University‚ Islamabad Pakistan E-mail: aslamnuml@yahoo.com Mohsin Shakeel MS Scholar‚ University of Lahore‚ Islamabad‚ Pakistan E-mail: mohsen.shakeel@gmail.com ABSTRACT Stress‚ work-family
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ABSTRACT The study relate to the level of work-life balance of employees in Traffic Department at Chennai Port Trust. There is a vital need in order to know the balance level of employees with regard to both their work and family or personal life since they play a major role in the functioning of the organization. If the work-life balance level is high‚ the functioning of the organization will be in a smooth and proper manner. In this project‚ Descriptive Research
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