QUALITY OF WORK LIFE

Quality Of Work Life (QWL)

Quality of relationship between employees & total working environment a process by which an organization responds to employee needs Varying from industry to industry

OBJECTIVES
1. To create a positive attitude

2. To increase productivity

3. To improve standard of living of the people

MAJOR ISSUES IN QWL

1. Pay and stability of employees

Employees will demand more in the form of social security and welfare benefits Not given proper payments will affect the QWL

2. Job security
Should not have fear of losing their job Systems with healthy working conditions & optimum financial security

3.Occupational stress
Due to working conditions, working schedule , hypertension, irritability etc.. Adversely effect employ productivity

4. Adequacy of resources
Match between resource availability & company objectives Lead to employee dissatisfaction

STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVEMENT OF QWL

1. Self managed work team
Autonomous work group or integrated work teams Plan , co-ordinate & control activities with the help of team leader employee participation
Improve QWL

2. Participative management
Allowed to participate in management participative schemes quality circle Develop a positive attitude Improve QWL

3. Worker- supervisor relationship

Social association , belongingness, achieve of work results etc

4. Promotion
Opportunity to move in to jobs with high job satisfaction and prestige Orderly, logical and prompt source of recruitment for the management to fill vacancies

5. Recognition
Human being rather than employee

rewarding system, job enrichment, offering membership etc

6.Organizational health program

Educating employee about health problems Results in reduction of absenteeism, hospitalization etc..

7. Alternative work schedule

Work at home, flexible working hours, part time employment etc

ROLE OF HR DEPARTMENT
role varies widely

In some organizations executives will be appointed & they will depend on HR department for getting help In others HR department itself is responsible

CONCLUSION
Quality work life basically is all about employee involvement, which consists of methods to motivate employees to participate in decision making. This help in building in good relationship To retain a good talent ,organization should have low stress level and high quality of work life.

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