AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON WORK-LIFE BALANCE AMONG THE IT EMPLOYEES IN CHENNAI CITY

Abstract:

In India, IT (Information technology) and ITeS industry is divided into four major segments –  a) IT services, b)Business Process Management (BPM), c) Software  Products and Engineering Services, and d) Hardware. Chennai is the one of the largest information technology service providers in India. This sector in Chennai provides employment for many technical and non-technical graduates professionally. The leading companies provide high monetary and non-monetary benefits for their employees.  The leading IT companies in Chennai are 1) Infosis, 2) TCS, 3) HCL, 4) WIPRO, 5) IBM, 6) HP, 7) HP, 8) DELL, 9) POLARIS etc. Work Life balance means the healthy balance between the professional life and personal life. The samples for this research study are collected by adopting stratified random sampling and random sampling methods. The samples are collected from the four regions (North, South, East and West) proportionately. The questionnaires were circulated among different age groups. The Sample size is 500.The data is analysed by using simple statistical tools like a. Percentage Analysis, b. Average Analysis, c. Chi -Square Method, d. One way ANOVA. From the study it is concluded that, there is the impact of Experience, Marital Status and educational qualification on work-life balance. Some of the most contributing factors in work life balance area. Salary, b. Location of work place, c. Holidays, d. Interest in Job, e. Career development opportunities, f. Leave arrangements, g. Flexible working hours, h. Training opportunities, i. Job security, j. Friendly environment. Among the leave benefit ‘Maternity leave ranked the first, followed by other leave benefits like paternity leave, sick leave, sabbatical leave and bereavement leave. Flexible work time, work-from home and work from anywhere are the options provided by many organizations to improve the employee morale and to sustain the employees. Lot of employees are happy with these systems.