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Questionnaire on Work Life Balance 1) Age:2) Gender: - Male/ Female 3) Designation:4) Nature of Org: - IT/ITES 5) How many days in a week do you normally work? a) Less than 5 days b) 5 days c) 6 days d) 7 days 6) How many hours in a day do you normally work? a) 7-8 hours b) 8-9 hours c) 9-10 hours d) 10-12 hours e) More than 12 hours 7) How many hours a day do you spend traveling to work? a) Less than half an hour b) Nearly one hour c) Nearly two hours d) More than two hours 8) Do you work in shifts? a) General shift/day shift b) Night shift c)Alternative 9) I) Are you married? a) Yes b)No II) If yes, is your partner employed? a) Yes b) No

10) I) Do you have children? a) Yes, no. of children____________. b)No II) Being an employed man/woman who is helping you to take care of your children? a) Spouse b) In-laws c) Parents d) Servants e) Crche/day care centers III) How many hours in a day do you spend with your child/children? a) Less than 2 hours b) 2-3 hours c) 3-4 hours d) 4-5 hours e) More than 5 hours IV) Do you regularly meet your child/children teachers to know how your child is progressing? a) Once in a week b) Once in two weeks c) Once in month d) Once in 6 months e) Once in a year. 11) I) Do you take care of? a) Older people b) Dependent adults c) Adults with disabilities d) Children with disabilities e) none II) If yes, how many hours do you spend with them? a) Less than 2 hours b) 2-3 hours c) 3-4 hours d) 4-5 hours e) More than 5 hours 12) Do you generally feel you are able to balance your work life? a) Yes b) No 13) How often do you think or worry about work (when you are not actually at work or traveling to work)? a) Never think about work b) Rarely c) Sometimes d) Often e) Always

14) How do you feel about the amount of time you spend at work? a) Very unhappy b) Unhappy c) Indifferent d) Happy e) Very happy 15) Do you ever miss out any quality time with your family or your friends because of pressure of work? a) Never b) Rarely c) Sometimes d) Often e) Always 16) Do you ever feel tired or depressed because of work? a) Never b) Rarely c) Sometimes d) Often e) Always 17) How do you manage stress arising from your work? a) Yoga b) Meditation c) Entertainment d) Dance e) Music f) Others, specify_________. 18) I) Does your company have a separate policy for work-life balance? a) Yes b) No c) Not aware II) If, yes what are the provisions under the policy? a) Flexible starting time b) Flexible ending time c) Flexible hours in general d) Holidays/ paid time-off e) Job sharing f) Career break/sabbaticals g) Others, specify________. 19) Do you personally feel any of the following will help you to balance your work life? a) Flexible starting hours b) Flexible finishing time c) Flexible hours, in general d) holidays/paid time offs e) Job sharing f) Career break/sabbaticals

g) time-off for family engagements/events h) Others, specify_________ 20) Do any of the following hinder you in balancing your work and family commitments? a) Long working hours b) Compulsory overtime c) Shift work d) meetings/training after office hours e) Others, specify_________________ 21) Do any of the following help you balance your work and family commitments? a) Working from home b) Technology like cell phones/laptops c) Being able to bring Children to work on occasions d) Support from colleagues at work e) Support from family members f) Others, specify___________. 22) Do any of the following hinder you in balancing your work and family commitments? a) Technology such as laptops/cell phones b) Frequently traveling away from home c) Negative attitude of peers and colleagues at work place d) Negative attitude of supervisors e) Negative attitude of family members c) Others, specify___________ 23) Does your organization provide you with following additional work provisions? a) Telephone for personal use b) Counseling services for employees c) Health programs d) Parenting or family support programs e) Exercise facilities f) Relocation facilities and choices g) Transportation h) Others, specify______________. 24) Does your organization encourage the involvement of your family members in work- achievement reward functions? a) Yes, specify the name of such program__________ b) No 25) Does your organization have social functions at times suitable for families? a) Yes, specify the name of such programs____________ b) No. 26) Does your organization provide you with yearly Master health check up? a) Yes b) No 27) Do you suffer from any stress-related disease? a) hypertension

b) obesity c) diabetes d) frequent headaches e) none f) Others, specify______. 28) I) Do you take special initiatives to manage your diet? a) Yes b) No II) What is your preference for food? a) Carrying home made food b) Dieting on vegetables and fruits c) Choosing less calorific food d) Choosing organic food e) Food from the organizations cafeteria f) Spicy/Junk food g) Others, specify__________. III) How often will you have refreshment drinks/snacks in a day?] a) None b) Once c) Twice d) Thrice e) More than three times 29) I) Do you spend time for working out? a) Yes b) No II) If yes, how many hours? a) less than half an hour b)half an hour c) half an hour to one hour d) more than 1 hour III) Where do you usually prefer to do your workouts? a) In your organizations health centers b) Residence c) Nearby Gym d)Walking e) Others, specify_____________. 30) Do you feel work life balance policy in the organization should be customized to individual needs? a) Strongly agree b) Agree c) Indifferent d) Disagree e) Strongly disagree

31) Do you think that if employees have good work-life balance the organization will be more effective and successful? a) Yes b) No If so how? ______________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank You for your time.

Name: Mobile No: Name of your Organization:

Work/Life Balance; Stress and Work Pace

The environment in this organization supports a balance between work and personal life. My manager understands the importance of maintaining a balance between work and personal life. I am able to satisfy both my job and family responsibilities. I am not forced to choose between job and family obligations. The pace of the work in this organization enables me to do a good job. The amount of work I am asked to do is reasonable. The organization has reasonable expectations of its employees. My job does not cause unreasonable amounts of stress in my life.

Work/Life Balance Questionnaire 1. Do you spend more hours than you would like at work? Yes No 2. Do you spend more hours than you would like working at home? Yes No (Be honest! Business calls, e-mails, projects, etc) If yes, how many hours do you work at home in an average week? 1-4 hours 5-9 hours 10+ hours

If you have a home-based business, how many more hours than 40 do you work in an average week? 1-4 hours 5-9 hours 10+ hours 3. Do you find yourself thinking about work instead of focusing on home/pleasure activities? Yes No 4. Have you given up activities you enjoy to work? Yes No If yes, how many activities have you given up? 1-3 activities 4-6 activities 7+ activities 5. Do you get enough sleep, exercise and healthy food? Yes No 6. Do you spend as much time as you d like with your loved ones? Yes No 7. Do you spend most of your time doing what is most important to you? Yes No 8. Are you happy? Yes No 9. Are you living your ideal life? Yes No Number of times you marked Yes to items 1 4 _____ out of 4 (Lower the better) Number of times you marked No to items 5 9 _____ out of 5 (Lower the better)

Section 1: Demographic information 1. How old are you? Under 30 years 31-40 years Over 40 years 2. How many children do you have? 1 2 3 4 5 more than 5

3. How old are your children? Under 2 years 2-5 years 6-10 years 11-14 15-18 over 18 years 4. Do any of your children have a disability or special needs? Yes No

Having a balance 5. Do you generally feel you are able to balance your work and family life? Yes No

6. Do you currently use any of the work-life policies or programmes provided by the organisation? Yes No

Working hours 7. Do any of the following help you balance your work and family commitments?
Yes Flexible starting times Flexible finish times Flexible hours generally Time off for family emergencies & events Part-time or reduced work hours Time off in school holidays Compressed working week/fortnight No Not available to me Not applicable to me

8. Do any of the following hinder you in balancing your work and family commitments?
Yes Long work hours Compulsory over time Weekend work Shift work Timing of work meetings/training No Not applicable to me

Support from others 9. Do any of the following help you balance your work and family commitments?

Yes

No

Not available to me

Not applicable to me

Support from manager/supervisor Support from colleagues Support from team members Encouragement to use paid and unpaid parental leave Seeing other men use work/family policies

10. Do any of the following hinder you balance your work and family commitments?
Yes Negative attitude of managers Negative attitude of colleagues Negative attitude of team members No Not applicable to me

Working arrangements

11. Do any of the following help you balance your work and family commitments?

Yes Working from home Technology such as laptops or cell phones Being able to bring children into work on occasions

No

Not available to me

Not applicable to me

12. Do any of the following hinder you balancing your work and family commitments?

Yes Technology such as laptops or cell phones Frequent travelling away from home

No

Not applicable to me

Getting a balance
13. What could this organisation do to help you balance your work and family life?

Comments:

14. Do you think that if employees have good work-life balance the organization will be more effective and successful?

Yes/No

If so how?

y y

Do you believe you currently have a satisfactory work-life balance? How do you rate the importance of your career compared to the following aspects of your life?

Environmental well being. Community Personal leisure or hobbies. Family life Health Personal security Material well being y y y y y Do you view work-life balance considerations as critical in your decision whether to join or remain with an employer? How has a modern lifestyle (e.g. blackberry, mobile phone, and internet) affected your leisure time? It has increased my leisure time. It has decreased my leisure time It has not affected my leisure time.