The Hindu Business Line : ‘Indian cos have flexible policies to encourage work-life balance’

Bangalore, Feb. 21 Indian corporate life is not that bad after all. According to the findings of a TeamLease’s survey on ‘India’s changing world of work,’ 87 per cent of the respondents were satisfied with their work-life balance and about 70 per cent felt that Indian organisations have flexible policies for employees that allow them to maintain work-life balance.

TeamLease Services on Wednesday released the findings of its second survey on ‘Two career couples’ that seeks to understand the implications of both spouses in the workplace. The questionnaire was administered on a sample size of 425 working corporate executives (married without kids and married with kids) across Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad.

Shared responsibilities

Barring New Delhi and Pune, where mothers are responsible for childcare, both spouses in other cities share the responsibility to take care of the child. A majority (68 per cent) agreed that women can resume their careers with the same pace after a maternity leave, while about 32 per cent felt that it may not be easy.

There was a divided opinion among respondents on the time spent with children. While parents in Pune, Delhi and Hyderabad (54 per cent) agreed that they were weekend parents, Bangalore (32 per cent) and Mumbai parents (35 per cent) were in a denial mode.

And about 48 per cent of the respondents would rather have lavish lifestyles with both people working rather than have one spouse working and a less luxurious lifestyle.

Ms Surabhi Mathur, General Manager, Permanent Staffing of TeamLease, said, “This survey highlights the bittersweet implications of two careers; the stress on marriages and childcare is often perceived to blunt the economic upside. Companies that think creatively and deeply about infrastructure for two career couples have a unique opportunity to not only increase gender diversity but also draft labour market outsiders to tackle the skill shortage.”

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