ZENITH International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 12

An analytical study on the influence of gender on the reasons for opting flexible working hours among faculties of engineering colleges in Trivandrum District of Kerala

  • Author:
  • Dhanya S Nair1,, M. Ayisha Millath2
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 195 to 200

1Ph. D Research Scholar Alagappa Institute of Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi

2Assistant Professor Alagappa Institute of Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi

*E-mail ID: dhanyashyama@gmail.com.

Online published on 23 January, 2019.

Abstract

Human beings always want flexibility in their life whether it is job or their family. Flexibility in job helps the employees to improve their productivity, job satisfaction, mental health and psychological well-being and to spend their time with their family. Thus flexible work practices are opted by employees for so many reasons.

The flexible work hours can be categorized into part time jobs, shift work, working from home, compressed work week, job sharing, tele work etc. This article focuses and examines the reasons for opting work flexibility and the influence of gender on the reasons for opting work flexibility.