A Study on Measuring the Quality of Work Life (With special reference to employees in ACC Cement Ltd, Coimbatore)

Quality of work life (QWL) is a critical concept which has lots of importance in employee’s life. QWL indicates a proper balance both in work and personal life which also ensure organizational productivity and employee’s job satisfaction. As the QWL is very essential for industries to continue to attract and retain employees, the presence of QWL in the industrial unit is beneficial to both employees and industries. The focus of this paper concerns a study on measuring the quality of work life of the employees of ACC Cement Ltd. The aim of study is to determine the existence of QWL in the industry as per the view of employees. Quality of work life refers to programmes designed to create a workplace that enhances employee well-being. Further it is said that it is the way participants in a system respond to socio technical aspects of that system. This is an important measure or aspect of an organization’s ability to perform; it is a process by which an organization responds to the employee needs for developing mechanisms to allow them to share fully in making the decisions that design their lives at work.