Taking care of physical and mental

well being of employees is a

necessity.
What effective strategies are to be
oriented to bring out a peaceful
work environment.
• A healthy workplace environment is ideal when it
comes to maintaining a positive outcome in a
stressful atmosphere. The most important thing
that influences employee motivation and
happiness, and how productive and efficient they
can be, all goes down to their working
environment.

• A healthy workplace environment also involves

the physical environment of the office or
workshop and the occupational health & safety of
your employees.
 Importance for organization

• From a business perspective, employees are a key asset;

without a healthy and engaged workforce, organizations
will struggle to achieve productivity and profitability.

Importance for employees

• Employees will care for the company they are working
for if they know that they are being looked after.
Employees are the best asset of every organization, and
putting effort into employee wellness can encourage
better teamwork, increased productivity and reduce sick
leave and workplace accidents.
 Strategies for Taking care of physical
well being of employees.
• Neighbourhood safety and cleanliness
• Housekeeping , upkeeping of premises-compound walls
and gardens.
• Workshop sanitation and cleanliness,
temperature,humidity,elimination of dust.
• Control of effluents.
• Convenience and comfort during work i.e operatives
posture, seating arrangements
• Workmens safety measures i.e maintenance of machines
and tools,fencing of machines,providing
guards,helmets,aprons and first aid equipment.
 Mental well being of employees
• Mental health in the workplace is everyone’s business.
Employees, managers and leaders all have a role to play.
It’s about identifying what you can do to promote good
mental health, support others and, importantly, look
after your own health and wellbeing.
• At an individual level, you benefit from reduced job
stress, an improved work-life balance and access to
support if you’re experiencing a mental health condition
• While productivity and profitability are obvious priorities
for employers, employees also benefit from being part of
a thriving business. Jobs are more stable, rewards are
more frequent and overall confidence is higher.
 Need
• The problem is most often observed in case of dual
career couples i.e. where both the partners have
occupational responsibilities and career issues at stake.
• A career opportunity for one partner that demands a
geographic move can create a crises for both the couples
and their employers.
• They may develop career competencies such as self
assessment , collection of professional information, goal
setting ,planning and problem solving to facilitate their
mutual career advancement.
 WORK LIFE BALANCE
what is it ???
• It’s the functionally optimal arrangement of an
employees professional and personal life.
• It does not mean an arithmetically equal balance.
• The best work life balance is different for different for
each individual because each individual has different
priorities and lives.
• It is an effort to enable employees to pay attention to all
the important aspects of lives .
• It is assisted by employees who formulate
policies,procedures for employees to easily pursue
professional and personal life in a balance manner.
 Effective Strategies
1. Flexible work schedule
Employees should be given some discretion as to they
when they will come to work in the morning and when
they will leave in the afternoon. It is a system whereby
the employees are required to work for a specific
number of hours a week, but are free to vary the hours
of work within certain limits. For example each day
should consist of a common core (where employees
should be at their jobs) with the flexibility band around
the core .
2. Employee Counselling
An organization can arrange for counselling service for their
Employees to help them cope up with work and family
Related stress. Under this counsellor has interaction with
Employees at different levels and suggest them strategies
To manage stress caused by issues related to workforce.
3. Telecommuting
The advancement of information technology has made it
Possible for the employees to do their work at home on
Computer. Under this the employees who normally do
most
Of their work on computers are permitted to perform their
Duties from home rather than coming to work place.
4. Compressed workweek
The organizations should try to shorter or condense
Workweek such as 3 twelve hours day, 4 nine hours day or
4 ten hours day . Under this an employer is supposed to ‘
Work for so many hours a day that it makes to 40 hours a
Week schedule. It is argued that such a schedule has
Favourable impact on employees absenteesim,turnover
Productivity and job satisfaction.
5. Paid time off
It is a substitute of traditional paid sick leave , paid personal
Days & paid vacations .It treat employees as adults who are
Capable of making decisions about how ,where and why to
Paid time off. In this system neither the employee nor the
Employer had to worry about the accounting for how the time
Was spent.
 How to increase mental and physical
health awareness.
• Tips in time management should be given to
employees.
• Learn to say no : communicate your point that
why are you not comfortable with the task.
• Stay flexible according to your work schedule.
• 80-20 rule: Google , where 80 % of time they
spend their time on work and 20 % for
creative side projects.
Motorola job sharing : case study
A motorola is a world famous company that was Founded
in
1928 in the United States.The company has large pool of
Competitive workforce that helps the company in a tough
Global competitive environment. The company operates its
Plant at all times of the day and week i.e. 24 hours a day ,
7 days a week
Q. How does Motorola’s job sharing system fit with their
Business needs ?
Ans : In such working conditions, it is obvious that
Employees would require some benefits or leaves that
Would allow them to maintain a proper balance between
 job sharing in the organization which greatly helped the
Employees in maintaining their work life balance. The
System of job sharing allowed the employees to share
Their job responsibilities with their partner while they only
Had to spend half a time at work either during the day or
During the night .The system helped the business needs of
The company by allowing them to retain large pool of
talent
(especially females) , provide better work life balance to
The employees and still maintain their 24 hour work
Policy.
 Real life unique HR policies to
maintain work life balance
1. SIMPLIFLYING
Simplifying made a policy of mandatory PTO , starting off by
Giving 1 week for every 7 weeks worked, now simplifying
Uses the strategy of giving mandatory paid time off by
Increasing the latter to 8 weeks.

2. LINKED IN
At linkedin one day a month, known as investment day
Is dedicated to invest in the employees.Each month has a
Different theme-such as giving back,relationships learning
Wellness and play.On any given day, Co-workers and
Managers connect,create and collaborate to build the
Culture in which they want to work.
3. NETFLIX
Unlimited vacation policy, the company does not have
Assigned number of days in a month on which the
Employees can take a leave from work.Instead they are free
To stay at home and relax whenever they feel so .It is
similar
To paid time off policy,except for the fact that it is
Unrestrained.
4. NOVARTIS
It gives the same amount of paternity leaves to the men
and women . This provides a stress free environment to
New parents regardless of gender .They also give an option
To work from home too and therefore it reduces costs of
Both firms and employees.