Managing Diversity and Work-Life Balance in IT Sector

This presentation focuses on managing diversity and work-life balance in the IT sector. It includes a discussion on the demographic details of research participants, the existing structure of work-life balance, and the components that affect work-life balance. The presentation also covers the advantages of work-life balance and strategies for improving it. Additionally, it explores workplace attitudes, barriers to accepting workplace diversity, and approaches to enhancing inclusiveness. The presentation concludes with techniques to enhance awareness about workplace diversity.

HRMT20024 Assessment 1
Week xxx
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Week 4 HR Planning
Week 5 Recruitment and Selection
Week 6 Employee Relations Challenges
Week 7 Managing diversity and work-life balance
Week 8 Performance management
Week 9 Learning, development and career management
Week 10 Motivation, rewards and compensation
Week 11 Employee turnover and retention
Week 12 Evaluating and improving the HRM function
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References of your two articles
Article 1:Deivasigamani, J., & Shankar, G. (2014). A study on
worklife balance of employees in information techonolgy (it)
sector at chennai. International Journal of Management
Research and Reviews, 4(8), 805.
Article 2:Patrick, H. A., & Kumar, V. R. (2012). Managing
workplace diversity: Issues and challenges. Sage Open, 2(2),
2158244012444615.

Article 1 (WORKLIFE BALANCE AND MANAGING
DIVERSITY OF EMPLOYEES)
Aim and Objective:
 To understand the demographic details of research participants
 To examine the existing structure of Work-Life Balance of Employees
in context of the Information Technology Sector.
 To address the components that affects the Work life balance of
Employees.
 To address the advantages of Work life balance.
 To recommend the strategies for improving the Work life balances
Method:
The researcher has used Descriptive design’ method by considering the
survey through questionnaire on 100 employees.

Article 1
Argument:
 92% of respondents seek that work life balance could increase the
employees commitment.
 64% of respondents seek that work life balance and other activities for
personal life and family could decrease the work stress
Conclusion:
 Work life balance and managing diversity could positively impact the
employees.
 Work life balance and managing diversity could enable the employee to
work positively on the working place and feel free in personal life

Article 2 (Managing Workplace
Diversity: Issues and
Challenges)
Aims and objectives
• To discover the workplace attitudes in the context of IT
• To discover strategies for improving the workplace diversity
• To explore the barriers to accept workplace diversity
• To discover approaches to enhance inclusiveness
• To explore techniques to enhance awareness about workplace diversity
Methods
The descriptive design is used by considering survey through questionnaire
on 350 research respondents.

Article 2
Argument:
• Barriers of workplace diversity: discrimination, stereotypes, and harassment.
• Strategy for improving workplace diversity: employee morale, productivity, and
retention, creativity, and performance.
 Conclusion:
 It can be concluded that workplace diversity can be occurred by harassment,
stereotypes, and discrimination
 It can also be summarized that organization could use enhance the morale of
employee by training and development method to enhance workplace diversity.
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Contribution of articles to the topic
Both articles focus on developing understanding about
managing diversity and work life balance.
Both articles are highly correlated with each other.