QWL

Introduction
Dissatisfaction with working life makes employee to leave the job. Excessive work load has made the employees overburdened and they have very less time for their family.

 Keeping this problem into mind concept of QWL emerged.

QWL serves as a balance between employees working life and employees private life.
Practicing QWL in the organisation makes employees feel that they are the integral part of the organisation and organisation cares for them.

 This feeling of employees in turn increase productivity and lowers absenteeism and increases stability of work force.

Ways to perform QWL

Quality circle: It is a voluntary association of workers.Here workers take up some problems that the organisation is facing and makes full use of their potential to solve the problem and arrive at a solution. It provides the worker sense of achievement. It makes them feel that they are an integral part of the organisation

QC in India
The Ramchandrapuram unit of BHEL at Hyderabad is perhaps the first to have pioneered the quality circle movement in India. The company today has nearly 1700 quality circles involving about 17,000 workers who have tackled over 6000 problems Some others are J.K. Jute, Bharat Electronics & HMT

Suggestion system schemes

Every employee of the organisation is allowed to give his suggestions regarding any problem that the organisation faces , or any suggestions for improvement. Organisations following this are: Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd Steel Authority of India Ltd Hindustan Unilever Larsen and Toubro

Employee Participation in Management

First time practiced in Tata Very impressive way of participation where Union president is counted in top management. Some other companies that follow this concept are: WIPRO MAHINDRA ITC

Quality of Work Life TATA Group

Gifts on special occasions. Regular health camps Integrity of data at all levels. Employee participation in management. Holidays with family. Scholarships for meritorious children of their employees.

Quality of Work Life ING Mutual Funds

Family Day- Saturday 5 Days working week Organisation timing 10 am to 6 pm Monthly health camps Monthly movie day In House Gym

Quality of Work Life Infosys

Music club Dance and drama clubs Yoga Gymnasium Annual function is held Annual trips

Quality of Work Life Bharat Petroleums

Annual cultural fest - anwesha Annual sports meet for children Music club sargam Dance and Drama club mitali Art and drawing competition for kids Scholarships to meritorious students Yoga and art of living programmes conducted often.

New Methods QWL

Prayer and Meditation in the Workplace Apple Computers office has a meditation room and employees are given 30 minutes to meditate or pray.

Prentice-Hall Publishing has a quiet room for employees where they can feel mental peace

Conclusion
By going through this practice of QWL it can be concluded that organisations are making all efforts to strike a balance between employees working life and family life. And trying their best to give all its employees a happy and comfortable life.

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References
www.google.com www.wikipedia.com Human resource management by - C.B. Gupta