Quality of Work Life-An Overview

Work is a part of our daily life. We work on an average eight hours daily in business or career earning our livelihood. That means one third of our life is spent working. It affects the quality of our life. A satisfied employee can put his best efforts towards achievement of organisational goals. The employer needs to provide a conducive environment in the organisation, to reach the goals. The term quality of work life (QWL) refers to the favourableness or unfavourableness of a job environment for people. A willing worker puts his best efforts to achieve organisational goals. Retention of worker is a difficult task in complex environment where more stress is there on one side and opportunities on the other. Satisfaction with pay and relationships with work colleagues, but also factors that broadly focuses on life satisfaction and general feelings of well-being. To retain the talented people in the organisation it is important for the organisation that he should have low stress level and high quality of work life. This article focuses on detailed analysis of Quality of work life and its uses to employers and organisations.