scholarly journals Should Working From Home be the Norm in Nigeria After Covid_19?

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 97-115
Author(s):  
Olufemi Aladejebi
Keyword(s):  
Work Performance ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Working From Home ◽  
Work Style

As part of the response to Covid 19, working from home (WFH) was enforced by governments of more than 150 countries in order to curtail the transmission of the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic had brought new business ideas, making organizations change how they conduct their business. This study aims to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working from home in the scientific literature, using questionnaires, how employees feel about WFH in the aspects of family values, increase of performance, isolation and disrupts work-life balance, how workers cope with WFH. Data was collected from the primary source by using a structured questionnaire completed through google form. The target respondents were employers and employees both from the private sector of the economy . Data was gathered from 504 respondents. SPSS and Excel were used to analyse the data. The majority of the respondents were employees (76.98%), while 23.02% were employers. An inquiry was also made about the marital status of the respondents, and the majority (71.83%) were married while 28.17% were single. The study showed that respondents were still able to connect with their teammates despite working from home, frequently communicate with leaders, and have clarity on working from home policies. It can also be seen that the majority of the respondents enjoyed working from home, although they still look forward to returning to the office. Findings on working from home on family values show that this work style positively influences availability at the home front. Findings on the effect on work performance show average agreement on the positive impact of working from home. Agreement on the negative impact of working from home on office/social interaction and work-life balance was also seen to be on average. It can be inferred from this study that working from home is a work style that employees would prefer to continue post-COVID-19.

scholarly journals A Study of Work from Home Motivation among Employees

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 388-398
Author(s):  
Nur Fadzilah Muhamad Zamani ◽  
Madaha Hanafi @ Mohd Ghani ◽  
Siti Fatimah Mohamad Radzi ◽  
Noor Hanim Rahmat ◽  
Nur Syafiqah Abdul Kadar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Performance ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Demographic Profile ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Working From Home ◽  
Motivational Influence

Many sectors are implementing work from home policy as it is one of the effective ways to avoid physical contact among workers and to control the spread of COVID-19. Amidst the stressful pandemic, working from home poses a different kind of stress among both the employers and employees. Numerous studies have found positive and negative consequences of working from home. With or without the pandemic, working from home has become a new way to work. Some industries cannot function well with their employees working from home. Many are finding ways to make work from home a success. This study explores work from home motivation among 53 employees of different industries. The instrument used is a survey. The survey has 4 sections. Section A has 4 items on demographic profile. Section B has 10 items about availability via flexibility. Section C has 10 items on safety through work-life balance and section D has 10 items on meaningfulness through work performance. Findings reveal interesting motivational influence for employees who work from home.

scholarly journals Working from Home: Impact on Wellbeing and Work-Life Balance

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-78
Author(s):  
Roya Gorjifard ◽  
Joanne Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Change ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Research Review ◽  
Office Work ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Working From Home ◽  
Work Style

Working from home (WFH), teleworking, or telecommuting has become a new work norm since the Covid-19 pandemic. Many organisations are showing an interest in testing a hybrid work style when the pandemic is over; a mix of WFH with office-based work has the potential to improve work-life balance (WLB). Organisations across the globe quickly adopted WFH to maintain their business continuity during the pandemic. However, it co-concurred with particular occupational health and safety (OHS) concerns. Our research review shows that the frequency of WFH is significantly related to its impact on WLB. Women, specifically, are more likely to find it challenging to maintain balance between office work and domestic responsibilities. Additionally, WFH leads to personal costs for many, for example, maintaining a suitable workstation setup at home. The continuous demand for up-skilling/re-skilling due to fast improving technology and job satisfaction is another example of the risk to workers’ wellbeing. This research paper reviews the most important risk determinants of WLB due to WFH. We discuss that workplaces should align their strategies in the longer term to support employees’ wellbeing risk management. Employers, employees – women particularly – should use this rapid change as an opportunity to learn and grow.

scholarly journals Keseimbangan Kehidupan Kerja Ditinjau dari Beban Kerja dan Dukungan Sosial Pada Polisi

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 594
Author(s):  
Siti Lucyana Nurhasanah
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
P Value ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Beta Coefficient ◽  
The Impact

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh beban kerja dan dukungan sosial terhadap keseimbangan kehidupan kerja pada polisi di Samarinda. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif. Subjek penelitian ini adalah 110 orang anggota polisi di Samarinda yang dipilih dengan menggunakan teknik accidental sampling. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah skala keseimbangan kehidupan kerja, beban kerja dan dukungan sosial. Data yang terkumpul di analisis dengan uji analisis regresi linear berganda dengan bantuan program Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 25.0 for windows. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) ada pengaruh beban kerja dan dukungan sosial terhadap keseimbangan kehidupan kerja yaitu dengan nilai F = 44.990, R2 = 0.457, p = 0.000; (2) ada pengaruh beban kerja terhadap keseimbangan kehidupan kerja dengan koefisien beta = -0.322, serta nilai t hitung > t tabel (-3.939 > 1.982) dan nilai p = 0.000 (p < 0.05); (3) ada pengaruh dukungan sosial terhadap keseimbangan kehidupan kerja dengan nilai koefisien beta = 0.457, nilai t hitung > t tabel (5.597 > 1.982) dan nilai p = 0.000 (p < 0.05). Kontribusi beban kerja dan dukungan sosial dengan keseimbangan kehidupan kerja pada polisi adalah sebesar 45.7 persen. This study aimed to determine the impact of workload and social support on work life balance of Police in Samarinda. This study used quantitative approach. Research subject consist of 110 police officers that chosen using accidental sampling method. Data collection method used in this study was work life balance, workload and social support scale. Research data analyzed with multiple linear regression by the program Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 25.0 for Windows.The results showed that: (1) there was positive impact of workload and social support towards work life balance with F value = 44.990, R2 = 0.457 and P value = 0.000; (2) there was negative impact of workload on work life balance with beta coefficient = -0.322, and t count > t table (-3.939 > 1.982) and p value = 0.000 (p < 0.05); (3) there was positive impact of social support on work life balance with beta coefficient = 0.457, t count > t table (5.597 > 1.982) and P value = 0.000 (p < 0.05). Contribution of workload and social support on work life balance of Police in Samarinda amounted to 45.7 percent.

scholarly journals Working From Home Phenomenon As an Effort to Prevent COVID-19 Attacks and Its Impacts on Work Productivity

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Duta Mustajab ◽  
Azies Bauw ◽  
Abdul Rasyid ◽  
Andri Irawan ◽  
Muhammad Aldrin Akbar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Productivity ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Employee Productivity ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Working From Home ◽  
The World ◽  
At Home

COVID-19 attacks have changed the methods and cultures of work in many organizations, the working from home (WFH) phenomenon as an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in many countries in the world has impacts on employee productivity. This study aims to explore the impacts of working from home on employee productivity with a qualitative approach. The findings explain that working from home has provided advantages and disadvantages both for employee and organization as well as being responsible for the decline in employee productivity. Furthermore, we also find the fact that working from home cannot be generally accepted since many areas of work cannot be carried out from home, although for many employees, working from home has provided a work-life balance. Yet, this is sometimes interrupted by multiple jobs (multitasking) that must be done at home.

scholarly journals COPING WITH POST COVID-19: CAN WORK FROM HOME BE A NEW NORM?

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Afiqah Akmal Abdullah ◽  
Noor Hanim Rahmat ◽  
Fatin Zafirah Zawawi ◽  
Muhammad Adib Nazhan Khamsah ◽  
Afiqah Humaira Anuarsham
Keyword(s):  
Family Values ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Likert Scales ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Performance Isolation ◽  
Working From Home ◽  
Difficult Time ◽  
Topic Theory

The ever-advancing world of technology has made it possible for people to work from home and this has affected the way people, especially employees work. It has also benefitted them during this difficult time of pandemic. Working from home which is also known as teleworking is when employees carry out their organisational responsibilities remotely such as in their homes instead of the norm of working in the office. Previous studies have only discussed the topic theory wise, but the feelings or views of employees on the topic have not been thoroughly studied. The purpose of this study is to explore the advantages and disadvantages of working from home from the employees' perspectives. Specifically, this quantitative study investigates how employees feel about working from home in the aspects of family values, increase of performance, isolation, and disrupt work-life balance. A survey via Google Form using Likert scales was used as the instrument which was answered by 110 respondents. Findings revealed that a majority of the respondents agreed that working from home has more advantages than the disadvantages and this showed that working from home brings more convenience for the employees. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0730/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals Achieving Work-Life Balances through Flexible Work Practices

Pravaha ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-38
Author(s):  
Binod Ghimire
Keyword(s):  
Work Performance ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Work Practices ◽  
Flexible Work ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Flexible Work Practices ◽  
The Impact

The paper aims to examine flexible work practices and employees' perception of work-life balance. The main purpose of this study is to understand the relationship between flexible work practice and work-life balance. The study is descriptive and co-relational. It is based on the perceptions of employees and includes the questionnaire to 160 employees of service-based organizations working on a different level at Kathmandu Valley. The sample consisted of managerial and nonmanagerial employees who were interested to participate in this study. It is found that employees feel that a flexible work schedule is the right kind of system for their kind of job and they prefer flexibility at work. Flexibility work practice was found to have a positive impact on the employees. It made them more responsible as they were able to manage time at work and fulfill the personal commitment. This paper is useful to academicians and organizations to understand the impact of FW practices on work performance. The findings in this study would help managers and organizations in Nepal to formulate flexible work schedules to improve the work-life balance of human resources working in the organization.

WORK–LIFE BALANCE IN THE CURRENT JAPANESE CONTEXT

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Akizumi Tsutsumi
Keyword(s):  
Working Hours ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Medical Specialties ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
Family Work ◽  
Overtime Work ◽  
Work Style

Background: Work style reform in Japan is under way in response to a predicted shortfall in the workforce owing to the country’s low birth rate and high longevity, health problems due to excessive working hours, and the need for diversification of employment. A legal limit for physicians’ overtime work will be introduced in 2024. Objectives: This study examines the work–life balance among Japan’s doctors in the context of ongoing work style reform. Methodology: The study applied included selective reviews of demographic shifts, legislation against long working hours, and trends in doctors’ participation in the labor force. Results: Japan’s doctors work long hours, which creates a conflict between their working and private lives. The proportion of female doctors in Japan is the lowest among the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Employment trends among women doctors by age group show an M-curve: many quit their jobs upon marriage or childbirth. Gender role stereotyping has led male Japanese doctors to devote themselves entirely to their professions and working excessively long hours: they leave all family work to their female partners. This stereotyping obliges female doctors to undertake household chores in addition to their career tasks, which makes it difficult for them to re-enter their careers. Because of the harsh working conditions (including long working hours), there has been a decline in newly graduated doctors in some medical specialties. Conclusions: For sustainable, effective health care in Japan, it is necessary to improve the work conditions for Japan’s doctors towards achieving work–life harmony.

scholarly journals EMPLOYEE WORK-LIFE BALANCE, SATISFACTION AND BURNOUT IN IRAN AND SPAIN

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 779-791
Author(s):  
Tara Tavassoli ◽  
Albert Sunyer
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Mediating Role

Purpose of the study: This research explores the effects of Work-Life Balance (WLB) on job and life satisfaction, and burnout in Iran and Spain. Besides, this research investigates the impact of WLB on organizational commitment and the mediating role of this factor on the studied outcomes. Methodology: This study uses confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling in AMOS to analyze a sample of 263 full-time employees. The sample includes employees from various sectors and firms. The same measurement scales, factors, and structural models were used in both studied countries. Main Findings: The results of this study confirm that there are positive relationships between WLB and job and life satisfaction and negative relationships between WLB and burnout in both countries. Furthermore, results confirm the partial mediating role of organizational commitment on WLB and the studied outcomes in a way that WLB has a positive impact on the organizational commitment which is, in turn, positively associated with job satisfaction and negatively related to cynicism in both country samples. Applications of this study: These findings involve that WLB has a positive impact on employees' outcomes. Therefore, organizations should implement and promote WLB policies as a means to increase their employees' satisfaction while reducing job burnout. Employers' attention to WLB should be prominent. Novelty/Originality of this study: This research is one of the first studies to investigate WLB outcomes in Middle-Eastern societies like Iran and compare them with western societies. The results show more similarities than differences between the two studied country samples, although few differences are found.

scholarly journals Impact of Family Domain on Work-Life Balance of Professional Working Mothers

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-71
Author(s):  
Sushma Manandhar
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Working Mothers ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Spouse Support ◽  
Analytical Research ◽  
Professional Working Mothers

The paper aims to provide empirical evidence on impact of family domain (family support and spouse support) on work-life balance of full time professional working mothers in telecommunication and academic sectors. The structured questionnaire was administered among 90 working mothers representing from both sectors in Kathmandu Valley. The study followed descriptive and analytical research design. Correlation and regression analyses were carried on to test the proposed hypotheses. The statistically significant positive impact of family support and spouse support was found on work life balance of professional working mothers under the study. Family support and spouse support enhance the professional working mothers to become highly committed to their job or work devoting considerable time and effort to their career role and work-life balance.

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