WORK AND LIFE BALANCE


WORK AND LIFE BALANCE




Introduction

Work and life balance is a one of the most important part in Human Resource Management because unbalance work and family life relationships are caused for bad health, low performance and low outcomes of employees, their families and organizations or companies. So however the family and the work is most important part of employees lives. So the work and life balance is about the managing very effectively between paid work and other activities like spending time with family or other important activities that relative to our life. Finally this balancing between work life and family life brings real benefits to both employees and organizations. Work Life balance has always been a concern of those interested in the quality of working life and its relation to broader quality of life (Guest, 2002). The articulation of work and life, cast as work-life balance, has become a key feature of much current government, practitioner and academic debate (Eikhob, Warhurt & Haunschild, 2007). It is believed that balancing a successful career with a personal or family life can be challenging and impact on a person’s satisfaction in their work and personal life roles (Broers, 2005).

Importance of Work and Life Balance

Employee is busy at all the times in their organizations and with the high pressure of work and stressful jobs are caused to bad health and miss family members of employees. Now the work and life balance concept is important because it allows  employee to maintain a time to work as well as personal matters. So by the good balancing employee can have a quality work of life.


Steps to improve work and life balance

  • Creating a work leisure plan

                                 Employee can allocated appropriate time to work and career                                                                development goals and at the same time allotted time for leisure and personal                                  development. Employees also use a compressed work week plan to build a                                         balance.
  • Ignore the activities that waste the time and money
                                  Employees should not participate the activities of wasting time and energy
                                  because there is no inputs for work or personnel life.

  • Prioritize the work
                                Employees do not give priority or do not plan the work. If they can do it helps                                  to avoid unnecessary time delays and utilize the time to personnel life. 

  • Reserve enough time to relaxation
                                  This helps for better work life balance. And increase the productivity and                                          develop the personal life relationships also.

  • Outsourcing work
                              It serves two purposes, first the work gets done and the other is person can                                   focus on other things which may align more with skills and knowledge and may                                 be less stressful.


Benefits of work life balance

  • Work life balance increases the motivation of employees and helps them to increase performance
  • Employees who are highly motivated can help the business grow as they are more attached to their job and careers
  •  Healthy lifestyles can be maintained by having a work life balance
  • It helps people to relieve their stress as they can spend leisure time with their near and dear ones




Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(24), 5122; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16245122


Organizations need to adapt to people centric culture supported by work-life balance initiatives (Equal Employment Opportunities Trust,2007). Employees, able to regulate emotions and made use of work-life balance programs, reported reduced feelings of risk towards position in the organization (Rangrezi, 2010). Strong recommendations suggesting implementation of human resource management policies to support employees for satisfactory work-life balance and the need for organizations to develop supportive culture which recognizes the contributions of individual employees have been made (Construction Industry Institute Inc, 2005).






Conclution


However this work and life balance is required for all the sectors of employees because its increase the efficiency. This is very much important for success of an organization or a company. So the people who are having work and life balance can show wonderful results in every section in the society. 


References

  • Sojka, L. (2020). Critical Analysis of Work-Life Balance Concept and Proposal of Evaluation Method. Mednarodno inovativno poslovanje = Journal of Innovative Business and Management, 12(2), 49-56, DOI: 10.32015/JIBM.2020.12.2.5.49-56
  • Brough, P., O’Driscoll, M., Kalliath, T., Cooper, C.L. & Poelmans, S.A.Y. (2009) Journal of Management & Organization · July 2008
  • International Journal of Management and Social Sciences Research (IJMSSR) ISSN: 2319-4421 Volume 7, No. 1, January 2018 Impact Factor 
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdpIKXLLYYM




Comments

  1. Nimanthika SamaranayakaApril 9, 2023 at 2:29 AM

    Your article is very important for everyone to manage our Work and Life Balance. According to the Ms. S. Pattu Meenakshi, Mr. Venkata Subrahmanyam C. V., Dr. K. Ravichandran (Dec 2013). They said that “ Love and work are said to be the foundation of being human and both are very important for happiness of workers life. When we think contrarily, we can possibly find pathways to have a better balance between work and home. Facts suggests that improvements in people management practices, especially work time and work location flexibility, and the development of supportive managers, contribute to increased work-life balance. Work-life balance programs have been showed to have an impact on employees in terms of recruitment, retention/turnover, commitment and satisfaction, absenteeism, productivity and accident rates.” Therefor your article is tallying with the idea of their journal.

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  2. Hansika EdirimannaApril 13, 2023 at 8:53 PM

    The introduction provides a comprehensive overview of work-life balance and its importance in human resource management. The practical steps to improve work-life balance and the benefits of achieving it are well presented. This article is likely to be of interest to practitioners, academics, and policymakers who are interested in the quality of working life and its relation to broader quality of life.

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  3. Prasadi KuruppuApril 14, 2023 at 7:43 AM

    Thank you for the great article!
    Your post on work-life balance in HR management is quite interesting and it's one of the hot topics in HRM. Your discussion of the importance of achieving a balance between work and personal life, and the impact that this can have on employee well-being and organizational performance is quite impressive. I appreciate your explanation of the different strategies that organizations can use to promote work-life balance, including flexible work arrangements and wellness programs.
    I would like you to explore the challenges that organizations may face in implementing work-life balance initiatives and providing strategies for overcoming these challenges in your upcoming blogs.

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  4. Asif Iqbal April 15, 2023 at 3:24 AM

    Your article is very apt for the current society. So many employees are struggling to balance life and work and end up messing up both. This article shows the importance of the work life balance and how it will affect the positive growth of the individual and the organization.

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  5. AKM.HassaanApril 17, 2023 at 8:26 AM

    The article highlights the importance of work-life balance in organizations and its benefits to both employees and companies. I agree that work-life balance is essential as it allows employees to maintain good health and strong family relationships. The article provides practical steps to improve work-life balance, including creating a work leisure plan, prioritizing work, and reserving enough time for relaxation. These recommendations are supported by Rangrezi (2010) who reported that employees who regulated their emotions and utilized work-life balance programs reported reduced feelings of risk towards their position in the organization. Additionally, the article mentions that organizations need to adapt to a people-centric culture supported by work-life balance initiatives (Equal Employment Opportunities Trust, 2007), which is in line with the view of Briscoe, Schuler, and Tarique (2012) who argue that organizations should take a strategic approach to managing their workforce, recognizing the importance of balancing employee needs with business objectives. Therefore, I strongly agree that work-life balance is crucial in creating a motivated workforce that can help companies grow, and organizations should take proactive steps to support their employees' work-life balance.

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  6. Jothi April 21, 2023 at 1:40 PM

    Work-life balance in Sri Lanka has become increasingly important in recent years due to long working hours, traffic congestion, cultural norms, gender roles, and lack of flexible work arrangements. Companies and policymakers need to continue to work together to create a more supportive work environment that allows employees to balance their work and personal responsibilities effectively.

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