The impact of flexible work hours on the work-life balance: A gender perspective D'cunha Caral Assistant Professor-HR, Sector 1, Shristi Meera Road (East), Mumbai Online published on 24 October, 2019. Abstract Work-family balance is the proper prioritizing between work (career and ambition) on one hand and life (pleasure, leisure, family and spiritual development) on the other. It does not imply equal balance in units of time between work and family but includes each individual's needs, experiences, and goals, and there is not a one size fits all solution. Work-family balance involves suitable functioning at work and at home and to achieve it, workers have to create support systems at home, at work, and in the community. It is a satisfactory level of involvement or fit between the multiple roles in a person's life. In the current scenario, there are many challenges that people have to deal such as running a home, doing daily routine works like cooking/cleaning, bringing up children and handle the tight work schedules. Work-Life Balance is the burning issue today because it affects the productivity of the organizations. Organizational success depends on people. As a result, every organization is taking a keen interest in improving the work life of their employees by using various work-life methods and strategies so that they can improve the performance of the employees as well as profitability. It is generally found that married people have multiple responsibilities as compare to unmarried people so that it is quite difficult for them to manage their work-life properly. This paper will try to analyze the work-life balance of employees both married and unmarried, a comparative analysis of balance among men and women in the corporate sector. After the analysis suitable recommendations and suggestions regarding managing work life is given. Top Keywords Work-life balance, Job satisfaction, flexible working hours. Top |