Impact of Work Related Factors on Quality of Work Life of Employees in Small Scale Industries in Kanyakumari District

Abstract

Quality of Work Life (QWL) is recognized as the ultimate key to development among all the work systems. The QWL is concerned with improving the employee satisfaction, strengthening the infrastructure at the work place, learning and managing the emerging trends and transitions effectively and efficiently. The exploratory factor analysis shows that healthy and safe working conditions, adequate and fair compensation, growth and development, self improvement and job security and social integration are the factors contributing to the employees' quality of work life in small scale industries. The regression analysis indicates that healthy and safe working conditions, adequate and fair compensation, growth and development, self improvement and job security and social integration are having positive impact on quality of work life in small scale industries. To improve quality of work life is to first identify and then try to satisfy employees' important needs through their experience in their working environment.