Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies, Online ISSN 2278-8808, SJIF 2021 = 7.380, www.srjis.com PEER REVIEWED & REFEREED JOURNAL, MAR-APR 2023, VOL- 10/76
WORK-LIFE BALANCES CHALLENGES FOR INDIAN EMPLOYEES: SOCIOCULTURAL IMPLICATIONS AND STRATEGIES Ms. Afreen Anzar1 & Mohd. Muzahir Ali2, Ph.D. 1
Research Scholar
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Professor
Paper Received On: 21 APRIL 2023 Peer Reviewed On: 30 APRIL 2023 Published On: 01 MAY 2023
Abstract Workplace shifts, along with societal and cultural shifts, have disrupted the delicate balance between people' professional and private life. People are finding it more challenging to balance their job and family life due to factors such as increased demand, rising awareness among women, rising stress levels, rising family levels, etc. Workplace stress and expectations are rising, leading to a higher turnover rate. Therefore, modern businesses must foster an accommodating setting where workers can balance their personal and professional lives. Documents including books, research papers, and academic journal articles are included. This research based paper sheds light on similar concerns and customs that are widespread in the Indian setting. Academic, corporate, and societal databases holding generalizable research evidence and case study results were mined for the materials analyzed. Keywords: Quality of Work, Work-Life Balance, Workplace Challenges, Socio-Cultural Aspects, Indian Professionals, Socio-cultural Implications. Scholarly Research Journal's is licensed Based on a work at www.srjis.com
Introduction In the course of their lives, individuals take on various hats, including those of parents, siblings, spouses, children, friends, coworkers, and more. The vast majority of us make an honest effort to juggle all these responsibilities and are generally flexible enough to meet the challenges presented by each, even if they sometimes appear to be at odds with one another. However, work-life conflict develops when one's various responsibilities begin to compete for one's time and attention. The greatest challenge encountered by today's working professionals is juggling the many competing demands of job and family life. Role overload (RO), i.e. having too much to do and too little time to do it in limited time frame, and Role interference (RI), i.e. when incompatible demands make it difficult, if not impossible, for Copyright © 2023, Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies