Effect of Flexible Working Hours on Work-Family Interface

By Dhanya S Nair

Organizations are adopting changes in their work management for getting established

in this competitive world. More flexibility options are offered by keen and smart employers

in order to reduce unwanted and underutilized time, energy and space. As massive benefits

are generated as a result of work place flexibility, employees avail this option provided to

them. There are many flexible work arrangements provided by employers and the types

offered may vary from organizations to organizations. The predominant reason for employees

to choose flexibility as cited by many researchers is to balance their work and family life.

Many of the business giants now believe that the traditional 9-5 working hours has

now weeded out of the box, and that new ways of scheduling work is essential. It was

revealed from many studies that the adoption of flexible working arrangements by employees

has grown substantially for the past few years. While employees provide this option for

reasons like increased productivity, job satisfaction and better recruitment and retention,

employees view it as a tool to fulfil their work and family responsibilities.

Work and Family are two closely linked terms for an individual. Work-Family

Interface is a concept which explains about Work-Family Conflict and Work-Family

Enrichment. Work-Family Conflict and Work-Family Enrichment are again bidirectional.

While Work-Family Conflict describes how work interferes with family and vice versa,

Work-family Enrichment says how work can prosper family and vice versa.

Work-family conflict is said to occur when an individual faces difficulty in

participating in work and family due to incompatible demands from both the roles. High

levels of work-family conflict can lead to physical and mental health problems and low job

performance. Work family enrichment occurs when participation in one role leverages the

quality in the other role. It can lead to job satisfaction, organizational commitment and life

satisfaction.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6986317190
• ISBN13: 9786986317196
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Mohd Abdul Hafi
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"