Work–Life Balance Problems and Solutions: A Study on Jindal Steel Ltd.

Life is very short, so let us make it sweet. Striking the right balance among personal life, professional life and social life is essential. Work–life balance is an increasing concern in several industrialised countries. People everywhere are beginning to realise that there is more to life than just work. Neglecting personal life in favour of work negatively affects not just the personal and family life, but the very work for which one thinks of sacrificing everything else. The empirical basis of these claims is unclear. To address this issue we use an innovative survey tool to help organisations accommodate their employees’ work–life balance in a more efficient manner. The Better Work–Life Balance Survey was designed to be a diagnostic tool allowing organisations to reference themselves against a checklist. Organisations can utilise the survey to self-assess the extent to which they are accommodating employees’ work–life balance and to learn ways of improving their workplace policies and practices.