Quality of Work Life

A great place to work is where you trust the people you work for, have pride in what you do, and enjoy the people you work with.

Dr. Samta Jain

Defining QWL
QWL

The quality of relationship between employees and the total working environment. It as a process which responds to employee needs for developing mechanisms to allow them to share decision making process that design their lives.

 Two Different Perceptions of QWL:

- It refers to the set of objective organizational conditions and practices.

- The employees perception that they are safe,

satisfied with reasonable work life balance.

- Therefore it relates to full range of human

needs met.

Major Elements of QWL

Visibility

Gender-sensible Strategies in Occupational Health

Co-operation

Equal Opportunities

Factors on the basis of which QWL could be analysed:

Fair compensation and security Health is wealth Career growth opportunities Participative management style Recognition Fun at work place Work-life balance

Methods to improve QWL:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Flexi-time Flexi-place Alternative work schedule Part-time employment Compressed work week Job enrichment Job Rotation Job Enlargement SMT

Challenges in Implementing QWL

Change in managements attitude Improving employees cooperation in implementing QWL Minimize industrial engineering acts

 Quality Circles A small group of employees voluntarily meeting

each other for Identifying, analysing and resolving work related problems.

Came from Japanese Management practices by

Dr. Kaoru Ishikawa

 Family Integrations:

The companies today are making movement to

make organizational-family tie-ups more vibrant and effective. WIPRO, TCS, Dr. reddy are the best examples to it.