Enhancing Quality of Work Life: A Path to Employee Well-Being

Abstract

Quality of work life Movement initially a loosely organized network of a few dozen academics in the early 1970’s, the QWL Movement had grown by the 1980’s into an international grouping of trade union officials, personal managers and social scientist generally. QWL will have direct and indirect relationship with the economic and social well-being of large portion of population which lies beyond the domain of Industry. Improved QWL naturally helps to improve the family life of the employees and world also improves the performance of the industry/ enterprises. This article reviews the meaning of QWL, various definition of QWL and determinant of QWL based on the reviews. Improving the Quality of Work Life, barriers and Issues of QWL described. However, there is positive and significant relationship between QWL and employees’ job satisfaction. QWL practice involves acquiring, training developing, motivating and appraising for the best performance of the employees as per Organizational objectives. QWL provides for the balanced relationship among work, non-work and family aspects of life. We therefore, have undertaken this study influence of workers QWL.