Impact of Work Life Balance on Employee Wellbeing: A Case Study on ASDA

Research Methodologies
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ABSTRACT
The research report is based on the topic impact of work life balance on employee wellbeing.
Proper balance between personal and professional life is very important because if it is not
managed properly then it will affect their mental and physical health. Organisation paly a very
important role to maintain a balance between employee work and family. They need to develop
those strategies which can help their staff to manage their time in equal manner between their job
and family.
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Table of Contents
ABSTRACT....................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
Background of the company........................................................................................................4
Relevance of the proposed research............................................................................................4
Proposed study.............................................................................................................................5
Justification of the selected topic.................................................................................................5
Value of research.........................................................................................................................5
Research aim, questions and objectives.......................................................................................6
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................7
Concept of employee’s work life balance...................................................................................7
Organisation’s role in managing work life balance and wellbeing of its employees..................7
Recommend the benefits of managing work life balance of employees within ASDA..............8
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY..................................................................................................10
Research design.........................................................................................................................10
Data collection and analysis......................................................................................................11
Sampling....................................................................................................................................12
Research ethics..........................................................................................................................12
Validity and reliability...............................................................................................................12
Research limitation....................................................................................................................12
Time plan...................................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14
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INTRODUCTION
Work life balance is a concept related to the wellbeing of employee. The mental and
physical health of staff impacts a lot when there is a proper work life balance exist. It is the
ability of the person to manage their personal and professional life. In the recent time when work
load increases it is very crucial for the employee to effectively handle their work life so that they
can enjoy their life as well their well does not impact. Every staff has to manage their work and
life in different manner as compare to other (Adamovic, 2022). If there is a proper management
between the personal and professional life than this will cause stress in human which will effects
their health. In most of the case it is seen that there is a negative impact of work and on mental
health of employee. So it is very important for the organisation to play an effective role so that
they can manage employees personal and professional life so that their health does not effect.
Work life balance is a vital aspect to maintain a wealthy and healthy work environment. If
companies manage this in proper way that they can reduce burnout in the workplace.
Background of the company
For conducting this research, researcher has selected ASDA company. ASDA is a British
international supermarket chain in United Kingdom. It is a retail store which was started in 1949.
The founder of ASDA was Peter and Fred Asquith and Sir Noel Stockdale. The Headquarter of
the company is in Leeds, UK. ASDA deals in variety of products like grocery, general
merchandise and financial services. The companies are also listed on London stock exchange.
From 2003 10 2014 it is the second largest supermarket store but after that is comes in rank third.
The number of employee working in this are more than 1, 65,000.
Relevance of the proposed research
The current research investigation has valuable relevance in the perspective of business.
this investigation will help them to know the importance of managing work life balance for
employee, the organisation would also get to know why they need to play a significant role
which helps their staff to reduce their stress by managing personal and professional life. Within
this report the business can easily know about the challenges that they will face if their staff are
not able to manage their work and family (Esposito and et. al., 2022). This will impact in their
productivity which will reduce organisational performance. By effectively developing the
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