Topic- Work Life Balance

Presented by
Biswajit Mohankuda
Shivram pattnaik
Madhusmita Sahu
Satya Prakash Chinnara
CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Causes of work life imbalance
• Problems
• Need for work life balance
• Useful tips for work life balance
• HR solutions for work life balance
• Global scenario and Indian scenario of work life
balance
• Benefits to Employer and Employees
• Conclusions
• Suggestions
INTRODUCTION-
• A satisfactory level of involvement between the
multiple roles in a person’s life
• the proper prioritizing between "work" (career and
ambition) on one hand and "life" (family, pleasure,
leisure and spiritual development) on the other.
• "lifestyle balance" and "life balance”
• It does NOT mean equal balance in units of time
between work and life.
• A balance between work and life is supposed to exist
when there is proper functioning at work and Personal
Life.
CAUSES OF WORK LIFE IMBALANCE

• Increased responsibilities at work.

• Longer working hours.
• Personal mindset.
• Less number of leaves.
• Competition
• Individual career ambition.
 Problems
Overtime
Depression

Work Timing Frustration

Night Shifts

Personal issues

Eyesight Problems

Workload
NEED OF WORK LIFE BALANCE
• “No one can have everything and do everything at
the same time”. (Oprah Winfrey)
• The inability to balance work and family demands
has been linked to :-
 reduced work performance
 increased absenteeism
 lower commitment
 poor morale
USEFUL TIPS FOR WORK LIFE BALANCE

• AWARENESS
• PRIORITIZE
• LEARN TO SAY NO
• ORGANIZE
• USE TECHNOLOGY
• LET THINGS GO
 HR SOLUTIONS FOR WORK LIFE BALANCE

• On the job training

• Survey of employee work life issues
• Set priorities for all work
• Trains line managers to recognize signs of overwork
• Make work more flexible
I. Flexi time
II. Job sharing
III. Functioning employee family oriented activities
• Allow for time off from work
I. A formal leave policy
II. Allow employees paid leave
Global Perspective of work life balance
1) New Zealand
• Employee’s perspective of work life
– Flexible start and finish times, and more leave - both paid and unpaid.
– More choice about the way they work, including having more input
into rosters and shifts, and choosing the number of hours they work
• Employers offering
1. Using personal sick leave to care for others
2. Flexible break provisions
3. Study leave
2) Netherlands
Initiatives to give workers more control over their working
time, such as the Netherlands' Adjustment of Hours Law assist
workers in improving their work life balance.
Indian Picture
• IBM
 Free membership to children of all IBMers to the GenieKids
Resource center through out the year - The Resource Center
houses a library, activity based games, pottery classes,
computer classes etc.
 IBM employees can also attend Parenting Workshops at the
Resource Center, covering topics like "Developing Child's
Intelligence", "Communicating towards better parenting", "at
discounted rates through out the year
• Accenture
 Incorporated family events into its employee calendars, with
social gatherings or outings where the whole family comes
together.
 Mandatory number of holidays, discounted gym and saloon
memberships and attempts by Accenture to counter stress
and maintain the work life balance.
Innovative Approach by Microsoft

work while you travel

to office
IBM’s New Mantra: Work from home

• The software firm provides three options to work

from home which include flexible scheduling,
teleworking and part-time basis.
o Flexible scheduling is when an employee has the
option of working from home for a few of his business
hours on a recurring basis.
A Work-Life Balance Initiative by HCL

• "In our company there's diversity based on age,

gender, culture and geographies. It then becomes
important to take democracy into account," says
Srimathi Shivashankar, associate vice-president,
diversity and sustainability, at HCL Tech.
• Consider the concept of a peer coach to advice on
issues ranging from managing angry bosses to
tackling family feuds, and employees can approach
one anytime.
A Work-Life Balance Initiative by HCL

• The company has also outsourced its counseling

process to trained counselors, who are available
24X7 over the phone.
• Another interesting initiative is the WLB (work-life
balance) Chat that is conducted every alternate
Friday on the company intranet where anyone can
come forward and deliberate on unofficial topics and
exchange ideas.
– E.g.: What are some of the household activities
that women should outsource?
 Benefits of Work Life Balance Initiatives
for Employers

• Reduced absenteeism and lateness

• Improved employee morale and commitment
• Reduced stress and improved productivity
• A more flexible workforce
• Increased ability to attract and recruit staff
• Potential for improved occupational health and
safety
• Fulfillment of equal opportunity objectives
• Good corporate citizenship and an enhanced
corporate image
 Benefits of Work Life Balance Initiatives
for Employees

• Ability to manage work and individual commitments

• Improved personal and family relationships
• Flexible working arrangements resulting in reduced work
overload and stress
• Increased focus, motivation and job satisfaction knowing that
family and work commitments are being met
• Increased job security from the knowledge that an
organization understands and supports workers with family
responsibilities
• Increased ability to remain employed.
• Increased ability to remain competitive in career
advancement
• Improved health and wellbeing of staff
CONCLUSION

• We need to find the right balance that works for us

individually. Celebrate your successes and don’t
dwell on your failures. Avoid procrastination.
• In an organization Conscious efforts need to be taken
by the employer to counter barriers to work life
balance. Also, the employee has to ensure that there
is effective time and stress management.
• A balanced life style boost the sense of responsibility,
ownership and also build confidence.
SUGGESTIONS

• Technology should never replace personal connections ,

but when approached in a thoughtful way, it can help you
to maintain right balance in personal and professional
life.
• For success know more than others , work more than
other and expect less than others. (W.Shakespeare)
• Turn every occasion in life in to a positive one – even
negative experience should seen as “what can I learn
from this”.
• Life is all about balancing. Too much or too little can kill.
So one should always keep learning and ready to accept
change.
Striking the right balance amongst the personal life,
professional life and social life is essential

Thank You