Effects of Work Environment and Work Life Balance on Construction Employees' Quality of Work Life

Abstract

This independent study aims to explore; 1) personal factors affecing on the quality of working life, 2) working environment and work-life balance influencing on the working life. Two hundred operation officers of Construction Company operated in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province were participant in this study. The stratified random sampling method was conducted. The analytical statistics used in this study were descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation as well as inferential statistics including One-way ANOVA, Least Significant Difference and Multiple Linear Regression, at significance level of 0.05.

            The results revealed that most of the respondents were in age range of 31-35 years old, bachelor degree, monthly income of 20,001-25,000 baht, and work experience of 1-3 years. The influential determination indicated that working environment – both physical and social - had high influence, whereas work-life balance – working, family, financial, and mind - had highest influence and, although, work-life balance in terms of working and timing had high influence.

The hypothesis testing revealed that age had effect on quality of working life in terms of safe conditions, opportunities and advances, and social recognition. Additionally, in overall, income had effect on quality of working life in term of social recognition; work experience had effect on quality of working life in terms of fair compensation and social recognition; physically and socially working environment had influence on quality of working life in overall; and work-life balance in terms of finance and mind had influence on quality of working life in overall.