BASED on HRD

1. QUALITY 0F WORK LIFE
AND
STRESS MANAGEMNET

3. CONTENTS
Quality of work life
Organisational balance for QWL
Objectives
Strategies for improvement of QWL
Work life balance
Tips for Better Work-Life Balance
HR suggestion to work life balance
Examples
Stress Management

4. QUALITY OF WORK LIFE
Quality of relationship between employee
and total working environment
A process by which organisation responds
to employee needs
Varying from industry to industry

5. OBJECTIVES
To attract and retain talents
To prevent high levels of employee stress
Facilitate effective integration of work and
personal life
To increase quality and productivity
Foster greater job satisfaction

6. Strategies for improvement of
QWL
 Organisational Justice
Career Growth plans
Flexible work timing
Increased Employee participation
Rewards and recognition

7. Barriers to QWL
 Resistances to change
 General perception that QWL
implementation will cost to much
Staffing
Work load
Respect and recognition
Communication

9. work life balance
Work life balance:-Work–life balance is a
concept including proper prioritizing
between "work" and "lifestyle" .

10. Tips for Better Work-Life Balance
Build downtime into your schedule.
Drop activities that sap your time or
energy.
Rethink your errands.
Get moving.
Remember that a little relaxation goes a
long way.

11. HR suggestion to work life
balance
ON the job training
1. Survey's of employee work life issues
2. Set priorities for all work
3. Seminar on work life balances
Make work more flexible
1. Flexitime
2. Job sharing

12. Example
IBM
 Creating a supportive, flexible work
environment
 launched the first national corporate
child care initiative
 Created the Global Work/Life Fund with
a five-year, $50 million commitment

13. CONT…
IBM has developed six flexibility
principles:-
The Enterprise doesn't stop
Balancing of needs
Trust and personal responsibility
Range of options
Understanding differences
Focus on result

14. What is stress
• Stress is an individual’s response to a disturbing
factor in the environment, and the consequence of
such relation. Stress obviously involves
interaction of the person and the environment.

15. Common causes of stress
• Too much work
• Short deadlines
• Poor communication
• Difficult working conditions
• Lack of support
• Round the clock service

16. Effects on the organisation
• Increased absenteeism
• High turnover of staff
• Staff inefficiency
• Damage to external reputation
• Reduced profits

17. Suggestions
• Carry out a workplace audit
• Develop policies and procedures
• Right people for right shift
• Training
• Recreation facilities
• Communicate with your employees

18. Psychological hardiness
• Commitment
• Control
• Challenges

19. Conclusion

20. Thank you