International Journal in Management & Social Science
Year : 2015, Volume : 3, Issue : 7
First page : ( 312) Last page : ( 325)
Online ISSN : 2321-1784.

Impact of Night shift on the Marital Stability of Married Employees in ITES, Chennai

James Fabian Andrew

Ph. D Research Scholar, Vels University, Pallavaram

Online published on 22 June, 2018.

Abstract

The article focuses on the marital life of night shift employees working in ITES companies at Chennai. These days a large number of employees work in shifts and the count keeps increasing. Married employees take up night shifts and other rotational shifts to earn more income as well as to lead a luxurious life. The article will explore the difficulties faced by the married employees in fulfilling their marital obligations. This article is an empirical paper which analysis samples collected from 100 employees working in nightshift at ITES around Chennai. The first objective is to understand whether night shift affects the employee's family commitments. The second objective seeks to explore if night shift disrupts the marital life of the employee and whether the relationship between the couples deteriorate. The final objective finds the impact of night shift on the development of children, relationship quality with children and academic performance.

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Keywords

Marital life, marital stability, night shift, rotational shift, shift work, married employees.

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