WORK-LIFE BALANCE AMONGEST TEACHERS

Presented By Vijayakumar.y.v

Contents
Introduction Objectives Methodology Primary data analysis Conclusion

introduction
In todays context, the essentiality of embracing work life balance(WLB) strategies is indispensable for every

class of employees. The human Resources Management function has to continuously plan and execute such policies which enable their employees to balance their personal and professional life. This is inevitable to enhance productivity, reduce absenteeism, enable retention and increase employee satisfaction, which can lead to enhanced employee commitment. Further, the increasing number of dual income single kid couples and members from nuclear families at organizations has made WLB practices all the more necessary.

Objectives
To known about level of WLB among teachers

of different educational institutions, To analyze gender-wise WLB issues; To know how the age factor influencing WLB; To find out different WLB practices adopted by government and private educational institutions.

Methodology
Literature review was carried out initially as a part of the exploratory design. Later in the second stage, a

pilot survey was conducted that included interviewing five teachers, five lecturers and five associate professors for about 15 min each. These teachers and professors were from schools and colleges belonging to both government and private sector. Interviews were unstructured and the questions asked were openended interviews focused on eliciting how teachers dealt with the issue of WLB. A content analysis was done on the interview transcripts.

Educational institutions that have been in operation for more then 10 years were only considered for the study; 10 years because, it would have possibly given these educational institution to understand the necessity of WLB practices for teachers and professors.
Once the intuitions were identified, using the questionnaire prepared, a descriptive study was planned to collect data from 100 members of these educational institutions. The educational intuitions and sample for the study belonged to the nalgonda District in state of Andhra Pradesh of India. The respondents from these intuitions were drawn using non-probability sampling approaches like judgmental and convenience sampling .

Cont..

Primary data analysis

The respondents in the study are dominated by 25-35 years age-group constituting 66%. The

respondents belong to all the levels of teaching professions and a majority of the respondents (90%) work m6 days per week and respondents working for 8 h per day constitute 56% of the total respondents. The majority of respondents (43%) travel for 1 h to reach their work places. Almost all respondents (i.e.,99%) work during normal working hours.

Table 1:respondents profile

Demographic variable/WLB Dimension character frequency Percent

age

<25 years 25-35 years 35-45 years >45 years

7 66 21 6 67 33 31 6

7 66 21 6 67 33 31 6

Gender

Mail Female

designation

SGT School asst.

Asst. prof,/jr.lect.
asst,.prof./sr.lect. professor

57
3 3

57
3 3

Cont
Having children Yes No 61 16 61 16

Not married Children taken care of by Spouse In- laws

Parents servants No children Not married Dependents to be taken care of Old people

23 31 8
21 1 16 23 29

23 31 8
21 1 16 23 29

Dependents(adults)
Disabled(adults) Disabled (children) NONE

17
1 3 50

17
1 3 50

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No of hours spent with dependents <2 h 29 29

2-3 h
3-4 h 4-5 h >5 h None to take care

8
3 3 7 50

8
3 3 7 50

Sense of missing life

never
rarely Sometimes always

14
30 54 2 14

14
30 54 2 14

Sense of feeling tired

never

Rarely
sometimes

30
56

30
56

conclusion
The teaching fraternity of India, from both affiliated to

government and private sector institutions, is not much exposed to WLB Practices, and even their employers have not done much in terms of designing and implementing WLB policies and practices. There is a need for designing such policies and programs to enable the teaching community to balance their work and personal life needs. The results of the study indicate that there are difference in the perception regarding the need for WLB polices based on their background. International studies from Europe, US and Hong Kong reveal the fact that WLB practices have the potential to enhance employee satisfaction and organizational commitment.