Examining the major problems faced by the police officials in balancing their work life revealed through henry garrett ranking technique

Work life balance is basically the pressure and strains that result from demands or changes which produce tension and require some kind of readjustment on the part of the individual. The work life balance of police is a widespread problem because of its numerous negative effects on individuals and on police organizations. Specifically, they commonly have poor health, frequently absent from work experience burnout, dissatisfied with their jobs and because of weak organizational commitment, they may not fully invest themselves in their work or they may retire prematurely. So more specifically, there is a need to identify the major problems faced by the police officials in balancing their work life. Descriptive research design is used and convenient sampling method has been used for the study. The sample size has been 100 police officials which have been selected in Coimbatore district and data is collected for solving particular problem through well structured questionnaire. Garrett's ranking technique is adopted to analyze the problems of the respondents. From the analysis it is evident that “Arbitrary postings” is ranked as no.1 with the total score of 5160, “Absence of vertical mobility” is ranked as no.2 with the total score of 5016, “Lack of social status” is ranked as no.3 with the total score of 4860. Work life programs have the potential to significantly improve official's morale, reduce absenteeism, and retain knowledge particularly during difficult situations.