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Miss. Suluxshana PeterMiss. Jeevini Mahendrran

Miss. Thithus Shorolin CoongheMr. Paramashivam Arulrajan

Mr. Wickramarajasingam ParasuramanMr. Selvarajah Thiruchchelvakumar

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Work-life balance gained importance in the recent past, especially in the developing

countries. Work-life balance affects both the genders.

In case of females married women are the most affected by the issue of work-life balance

since they have to play multiple roles and it becomes difficult for them to strike a perfect

balance between work and family.The expression of work life balance was first

use in the middle of 1970s to describe the balance between an individual’s work and

personal life.

Introduction

Working women in the early 70’s raised the issue of work-life balance in UK. In the early

90’s work-life balance was considered as one of the main human resource management

issue (Bird, 2006).Thus the concept of work-life balance has

become a key issue for social and economic policy makers, employers and social

researchers. The concept of work-life balance emerged due to the high performance

culture of the organization which demands more from its employees

Introduction cont..

DefinitionWork - family conflict occurs

when there are incompatible demands between the work

and family roles of an individual that makes

participation in both roles more difficult.

Directions of Work -Family conflict

Work To Family Conflict

Family To Work Conflict

Work To Family Conflict

It occurs when work demands prevents one to satisfy their

family needs such as long work hours, travel and so. Work

disturbs family.

Family To Work ConflictIt occurs when family

responsibilitiescause degradation of work

performance.Negative influence

of family inwork environment.

Types of Work- Family conflict

Time based

Behavior based

Stress based

Types & Directions

Time based

Behavior based

Stress based

Work to Family

Family To Work

Work to Family

Family To Work Work to Family

Family To Work

Factors influencing Work- Family conflict

Factors which are the core reasons for the rise of Work-Family conflict are

categorized into three sectors in order to make things to be more understandable.

Individual factors

Family based factors

Organizational factors

Individual factors.. Inadequate education and experience

High gender difference Negative Attitude

Lack of Good Personality Lack of time management

No proper planning of doing things Inability to adjust for changes

Lack of internal locus of control Varying individuals values

Lack of efficiency and activeness Lack of listening to others’ opinions

Family based factors.. Attitude of family members towards the

individual Misunderstanding among family members

Children and elder caring problems Physical ability of family members

Number of family dependents Unsupportive family members

Parents separated from children Unavailability of job sharing

Higher cost of living Cultural value issues

Mixed family roles

Organizational factors.. Unsupportive supervisors and co-workers

Grater work demands or Over load Conflicting interpersonal relationships

Not enough salary and benefits Discrimination and harassment

Inflexible work schedules Long job related travels

Work role ambiguity Poor working conditions

Low job security Competition

Results of work family conflict Possibility of getting negative impacts from people

Job dissatisfaction and turnover Unhealthy family relationship

Loss of personal values among the society Cannot like what he/she doing

Loss of entertainment and happiness of life Lack of commitment and dedication Unable to move to higher positions

Frequent job changes Lack of productivity

Mental stress

Minimizing Work- Family conflictIt is very necessary to eradicate work- family

conflict from every individual as it causes negative consequences to not only the

individual himself/herself but also the people around him/her.

An individual cannot control it alone.As it is caused by three kind of factors, it

should be controlled by using the same particular three

kind of factors such asindividual, family based and

organizational factors.

Individual factors to minimize..

Proper time management Planning each and every day

Understanding others and coping with others Be clear about what is being perceived

Separating the problem from the person Open and qualitative communication

Acting reasonably Be willing to compromise

Always concentrating on what you are doing Always think before speaking and doing

Creating positive attitude

Family based factors to minimize..

Sharing of family responsibilitiesForget workplace while in home

Caring each and every family memberRespecting family members’ opinions

Satisfying family’s needs at certain levelGive proper importance to the family

Being responsible for family rolesForgiving and forgetting mistakes

Be easy to talk to

Organizational factors to minimize..

Better working environment Flexible work schedules

Assigning tasks appropriate to the employee Providing benefits and welfare services

Providing entertainment facilities Better support from superiors, peers and

subordinates Respecting employee’s requests Giving certain extent of freedom

Benefits on the wholeGreater efficiency in both individual and

organizationFriendly and peaceful environment

Greater life and job satisfactionPossibility of good attitude and personality

Organizational goodwillStress-free life

Having great time for leisure and take care of others

High productivityFamily and life enrichment

ConclusionOn the whole Work- Family conflict is not a

myth andit is a common factor which is unavoidable in

an individual which should be eliminatedfrom the individual in order to obtain

or show off maximum output fromhim/her. If proper steps are made,

then it is not a matter to careabout imbalance among

family and work environment.

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