Quality Of Work Life

 QWL

is the level at which the members of an organisation can satisfy their personal requirements through their experience in the org.  Its main objective is to focus on creating a good working environment as a result of which employees work together in a cooperative way and contribute their best in achieving the organizational goals.

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 Fair & reasonable Pay  Safer Environment  Employee Benefits  Job Security  Job satisfaction  Empowerment  Career Opportunities

 Flexibility in Work Schedules  Workgroup formation  Opportunity for Growth  Participation of Employees (WPM)  Implementing Suggestion Systems

 Skill variety  Task identity  Task significance  Autonomy  Feedback

 MPS: Motivating potential score  MPS= MxRxKR  M= avg of skill variety, task identity,

and taks significance  R= autonomy  KR= knowledge of results/ Feedback

Professional career

Family & Friends, Interests & Hobbies

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Role conflicts due to  Time demands of various

roles  Interference between one role and another.  Modern Technology 

A special reference to female work force

 Proper time management  Effective prioritization  Co-operation from family

members  Physical fitness  Building a network of friends

Flexibility at Work:  Flex time  Reduced hours/Part-time  Compressed work week  Telecommuting  Leaves and Sabbaticals

Individual development Plans & proper and regular appraisals On-site / subsidized On-campus access to gyms facilities/ & Stress mgmt Help desks workshops Other Factors Campus visit by its employees’ relatives

that help employees

Cultural activities

Information on health issues and subsidized healthcare

Employee Time Saved

Employee Retention Increased Motivation and Productivity

Benefits Absenteeism Decreased Health Care Costs and Stress-Related Illnesses

Energy & resource conservation

×Extra amount of money being spent

for such extra efforts on part of the employer. ×A greater sense of isolation and loneliness for Flexi-workers. ×The challenges for supervisors’ coordinating telecommuters.

…………… is a group of employees that meet regularly to solve problems affecting its work area.