A STUDY ON WORK LIFE BALANCE OF WOMEN EMPLOYEES IN BANKING SECTOR WITH REFERENCE TO THOOTHUKUDI

Abstract

In every organization, employees deal with increasing job pressures. In recent years, women have faced even greater difficulties in such circumstances. This study proposed to investigate how work–life balance (WLB) affects the personal lives of working women in the banking sector of Thoothukudi. The information was gathered via a standardized questionnaire from 75 female bank employees in Thoothukudi. The Garrett ranking  results showed that a good WLB generally had a beneficial impact on working women’s personal lives. While prolonged working hours (PLWH) had a detrimental impact on women’s personal lives (PL), income packages (SP) and marital status (MS) had beneficial effects. A successful work–life balance in the banking industry will increase female employees’ commitment and productivity, and our study concluded that any positive work–life policies and practices offered by banking companies present additional benefits. This study offers essential intriguing facts and empirical evidence on this little-studied region Thoothukudi. Moreover, our study emphasizes the practical ramifications of WLB for working women and organizations.

Keywords: work–life balance; working women; banking sector; work–life; balanced lifestyle