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 Volume 12, Issue 11 (November 2025), Pages: 29-37

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 Original Research Paper

Employee well-being and work-life balance

 Author(s): 

 Rooda El-Qebaisi *

 Affiliation(s):

 Department of Management, Community College of Qatar, Doha, Qatar

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 * Corresponding Author. 

   Corresponding author's ORCID profile:  https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5219-8011

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2025.11.004

 Abstract

The aim of this study is to explore employee well-being and work-life balance in Qatar, with attention to the effects of health programs, flexible work arrangements, organizational culture, and leadership practices. A mixed-methods approach was applied, collecting data from 150 employees (white-collar expatriates, blue-collar workers, and Qatari nationals) and interviews with 10 government officials. The findings reveal strong positive associations between well-being, work-life balance, and quality of life, with work-life balance having the greatest influence. Group differences were evident, as blue-collar workers experienced more difficulties in emotional support, family communication, and flexibility, while expatriates and nationals had better access to support programs. The results highlight the importance of organizational culture and leadership commitment in shaping supportive workplaces. Policy recommendations include addressing cultural and linguistic diversity, reinforcing labor laws, improving multilingual communication, and providing culturally sensitive psychosocial support, along with leadership training to strengthen balance. The study concludes that investment in well-being and work-life balance enhances both employees’ quality of life and organizational performance.

 © 2025 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Employee well-being, Work-life balance, Organizational culture, Leadership practices, Qatar

 Article history

 Received 30 May 2025, Received in revised form 6 October 2025, Accepted 10 October 2025

 Acknowledgment

No Acknowledgment. 

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Ethical considerations

Ethical approval was obtained from the Community College of Qatar. Informed consent (written or verbal for low-literacy participants) was secured after explaining the study purpose, the voluntary nature of participation, and confidentiality safeguards. Unique identification codes replaced personally identifying information; audio files were encrypted and stored on password-protected drives.

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 El-Qebaisi R (2025). Employee well-being and work-life balance. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 12(11): 29-37

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