Examining the State of Work-Life Balance Research: Impact of Work Life Quality on Career Development

Purpose: Quality of work life has become the most important HR strategy for the retention of the employees and it influences the career development of the employees which in turn increases the effectiveness of the banking sector. The research tries to influence of quality of work life on career development. Design/Methodology/Approach: Data was collected from 125 bank employees in Bangalore through convenience sampling technique. Collected data analyzed through F-test and multiple regression analysis. It is found that there is significant difference towards the quality of work life based on age and educational qualification of the private bank employees. The research discovered that there is influence of welfare activity and societal relevance on career development. But, there is no influence of adequate and fair compensation, growth and development, relation with other job, social assimilation and work itself on career development among the employees of private banking sectors. Implication:Quality of work life research has suggested that if the management wants to develop a cohesive, loyal and dedicated work force a clear and nurturing policy should be in place. The level of quality of work life and the level of the career development indicates the management to be improved.