Work-Life Balance of the teachers: important determinants of some colleges of Burdwan District in West Bengal

Dr. Sk Samim Ferdows; Dr. Md. Abdur Rahaman

Volume : VII, Issue : III, March - 2018

Work-Life Balance of the teachers: important determinants of some colleges of Burdwan District in West Bengal

Dr. Sk Samim Ferdows, Dr. Md. Abdur Rahaman

Abstract :

Background: Work Life Balance is a balance between work, family responsibilities and other important aspects of lives. WLB from employee perspective is the maintenance of responsibilities at work and at home. This study is an attempt to understand the intention of employee working with educational institutions and their way of effective balancing personal and professional life.

Objectives: This is an attempt to give insight the necessity of adopting work-life balance (WLB) policies for teachers at different levels. The paper examines different elements of WLB among the teachers associated with different institutions.

Methodology: Based on the empirical evidence, the study proposes that there is a necessity of adopting WLB polices for teachers. The data for study was collected from 145 teachers working in different govt. and private colleges and universities in the district of Burdwan in West Bengal.

Findings: The finding of the study shows that there is a need for proper designing of WLB policies and programs for the teaching community to balance their work and life needs. It is concluded that dependent Adults and Quality of time at Work are dependent on each other.