scholarly journals The Effect of Work from Home and Work Load on Work-Life Balance of Generation X and Generation Y Employees

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 220-224
Author(s):  
Peter Pasla ◽  
Uki Asepta ◽  
Santi Widyaningrum ◽  
Monike Pramesti ◽  
Soetam Wicaksono

Work-Life Balance (WLB) is a situation where a person manages to balance work, family life and other responsibilities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, which began by the end of 2019, many companies have implemented a Work from Home (WFH) policy that allows a worker to spend all his time at home and with a relatively light workload.  The workforce today onward will be dominated by employees from generation X, namely people aged between 45 to 56 years and people from generation Y, who are 27-44 years of age.  Each generation has its own characteristics of how they work and respond to work situations. This research was conducted in an effort to determine the impact of WFH and workload on Generation X and Generation Y.  The population in this study were generation X and Y in Malang City, who had carried out WFH.   Using the Slovin formula, the samples were 228 male and 178 female workers of Generation X and Generation Y.  The results of this study indicated that WFH did not significantly affect the WLB of Generation X and Generation Y while workload had a significant effect on the WLB of Generation X and Generation Y.

Author(s):  
Johanna Gracelia Elnanto ◽  
Lieli Suharti

Working from home was an increasing phenomenon to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Although WFH has been expendable well documented, there are still limited studies related to the subject of life balance, happiness and organizational support. This study aimed to figure out; 1) The influence of work from home on work-life balance, 2) The influence of work-life balance on happiness, 3) The moderating role of organizational supports towards work from home and work-life balances. The respondents used in this research were the 94 lecturers who worked in Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana. The study was done in a quantitative method through cross-sectional data and non-probability sampling method. The analysis model used was Path Analysis, Moderated Regression Analysis and Simple Regression test. The result of this research indicates that WFH has positive effects on WLB and WLB has positive effects on employee happiness. The testing done on moderating effect appeared that organizational support does not moderate the effects of WFH on WLB. Apart from that, theoretical and practical implications were also given in this research.


A main societal norm is work. At times it may be challenging and it tries to prioritize over your welfare. The impact that work life balance has on many social harms has been increasing nowadays, some are reflected in certain forms like tardiness, lessening fertility rates, aged populations and declining supply of quality labour. Certainly, a work culture that demands round the clock, i.e. 24/7 availability becomes a very big victimization to the above said social issues. It is known that Police personnel’s service and its effects on the family is a complex phenomenon. The function of women police is vague and workplace pressure is viewed as an unsuccessful factor, but a predictable part of police work. Police stress is influenced by a various workplace troubles like ethnic and gender partiality and lack of authority, work-load activities. Issues like family size, children’s age, and uncertain working hours has caused dissatisfaction and are more expected to wield negative impacts in their family and in work, that has led to low level of satisfaction, and greater family-work conflict. This research study is an attempt to spot out the effects of work-life balance and to explore the main factors which cause work-family challenges among different categories of women personnel in police department. By using convenient sampling technique, a sample of 50 respondents was collected. Structured questionnaire were used to collect primary data from the Police women. The secondary data was collected from various existing sources like website and reports. For statistical analysis, researcher used SPSS and Statistical tools like (i.e.) percentage analysis, ANOVA, Chi-square. The inferences of this study reveal that the age of respondents and their family factors have significant effects in ensuring work-life balance. Hence, the results suggest that supportive working conditions, employee wellness programme, and timely promotion and transfer policies can ensure work – life balance among the respondents.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-91
Author(s):  
Rita Yuni Mulyanti

Setiap generasi memiliki nilai-nilai yang dibentuk oleh peristiwa-peristiwa penting dalam sejarah yang mengubah arah perkembangan masyarakat tempat generasi itu dibesarkan secara fundamental. Peristiwa ini memengaruhi nilai, preferensi, dan perilaku saat bekerja. Artikel ini menjelaskan tentang perbedaan nilai yang dianut oleh generasi baby boomer, generasi X, dan generasi Y di tempat kerja.  Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kausatif, dengan data primer yang dikumpulkan melalui survei pada 400 orang karyawan hotel di Provinsi Jawa Barat.  Sebanyak 55 orang karyawan generasi baby boomer, 144 karyawan generasi X dan 201 karyawan generasi Y telah mengisi kuesioner. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis menggunakan uji Kruskall Wallis dan dilanjutkan dengan uji post hoc dengan uji Mann Whitney.  Hasil analisis data menunjukkan adanya perbedaan nilai-nilai antara generasi baby boomer, X dan Y. Generasi baby boomer memiliki kepatuhan yang berbeda dengan generasi X dan generasi Y.  Generasi baby boomer dan generasi Y juga memiliki perbedaan nilai-nilai yang berkaitan dengan work life balance. Selain itu juga ditemukan perbedaan antara generasi X dengan generasi Y pada nilai-nilai yang berkaitan dengan kepatuhan, work life balance dan pengaruh.  Perbedaan nilai-nilai generasi perlu dikelola dengan baik agar dapat bersinergi dalam mencapai tujuan perusahaan.Kata kunci: Nilai-nilai generasi, generasi X, generasi Y, baby boomer, uji beda, Kruskall Wallis ABSTRACTEach generation has values shaped by important events in history that fundamentally changed the direction of the development of the society in which that generation was raised. These events affect your values, preferences, and on-the-job behavior. This article describes the different values held by the baby boomer generation, generation X, and generation Y in the workplace. The research method used in this research is descriptive causative, with primary data collected through a survey of 400 hotel employees in West Java Province. A total of 55 employees of the baby boomer generation, 144 of the X generation and 201 of the Y generation employees have filled out the questionnaire. The data obtained were analyzed using the Kruskall Wallis test and followed by the post hoc test with the Mann Whitney test. The results of data analysis show that there are differences in values between the baby boomer generations, X and Y. The baby boomer generations have different obedience from generation X and generation Y. The baby boomer generation and Y generation also have different values related to work life balance. In addition, differences were also found between generation X and generation Y on values related to compliance, work life balance and influence.  The differences in the values created need to be managed properly in order to synergize in achieving company goalsKeywords: generation values, generation X, generation Y, baby boomers, different test, Kruskall Wallis


Economies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Dodi Wirawan Irawanto ◽  
Khusnul Rofida Novianti ◽  
Kenny Roz

Coronavirus (COVID-19), which hit in early 2020, changed the way people live and work, and affected industries and organizations all over the world. Many organizations have begun to deliver a new way of working to adapt to these shifts effectively using teleworking or a work from home policy. The purpose of this study was to fill the gaps by investigating several potential predictors of job satisfaction during working from home from the impact of COVID-19 such as work–life balance and work stress. Using a quantitative approach, 472 workers who were forced to work from home all over Indonesia participated, and the responses were analyzed using Smart-PLS software. The study revealed that working from home, work–life balance, and work stress have a significant effect, both directly and indirectly, on job satisfaction. Working from home as a new pace of work can sustain job satisfaction as the current working atmosphere for Indonesian workers. In response to the collectivist setting, working from home can be a positive sign that needs to be paid attention to for the organization.


Author(s):  
Sarlaksha Ganesh ◽  
M. P. Ganesh

This chapter explores the current state of policies and practices in India that aim to promote a good work–family balance, as well as the obstacles to their realisation. Overall, it can be said that the family, co-workers, supervisors, and organisations can play a major role in improving the work–life balance of their employees. Currently, it is a concern that work-life balance issues do not appear to be high on the agenda for many Indian organisations. However, there are some encouraging signs that some companies, such as Marriot Hotels, are taking the lead to implement positive work–life balance policies. Yet the research in this field in India is still in its infancy so it will take time to properly assess the impact that these developments might have.


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-41
Author(s):  
Bahrain Mos ◽  
Nur Fatihah abdullah Bandar ◽  
Surena Sabil ◽  
Farida Abdul Halim ◽  
Agatha Lamentan Muda ◽  
...  

The objective of this study is to identify the perceptions of Generation Y employees regarding work-life balance practices. As increasing numbers of Generation Y enter the workforce, questions regarding how they perceive work, family and self-related issues, challenges and coping strategies in balancing personal and professional commitments became issues of interests for employers. This study uses interviews to collect data from six informants in Generation Y and the data were analyzed through content analysis. The results indicate that Generation Y employees do indeed have issues and challenges with balancing work and family. However, unlike the older generation of employees, Generation Y employees perceive managing work-life balance only through segmentation or separation strategies. This particular finding indicates that if organizations want to attract and retain these employees they should adapt a strategy specifically designed to target this employee group.  Keywords: Gen Y; work-life balance; issues and challenges; coping strategies; segmentation


Author(s):  
Balamurugan G ◽  
Senthoorya R

The Covid-19 impact was everywhere, which resulted in the closure of Schools and other educational institutions. Work life balance and stress are the main players in this situation, they are studied and analyzed precisely to understand the difficulties of the faculty members. When there is a imbalance in work-life balance, it will affect the satisfaction level of both personal and professional life, then it will cause low productivity and increase stress. Due to the pandemic, work from home method was implemented for many professions. By comparing IT sector work from home jobs, teaching profession has much difficulties. Educational institutions have the important responsibility to develop the nation by developing the students. Except educational sector other sectors have some period of time to operate their functions, but education sector should be sustainable in any situation to assure and secure the future of the nation. Initially, most governments have decided to temporarily close the educational institutions to reduce the impact of Covid-19. Later it was reopened, which increased the number of infection rates and then closed again.  This study was conducted to analyze the impacts faced by the private college faculty members in Tiruchirappalli district after the pandemic surge. By conducting this study, 140 responses were collected and analyzed using F test statistical tool.  


Diagnostica ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Syrek ◽  
Claudia Bauer-Emmel ◽  
Conny Antoni ◽  
Jens Klusemann

Zusammenfassung. In diesem Beitrag wird die Trierer Kurzskala zur Messung von Work-Life Balance vorgestellt. Sie ermöglicht eine globale, richtungsfreie und in ihrem Aufwand ökonomische Möglichkeit zur Erfassung von Work-Life Balance. Die Struktur der Skala wurde anhand zweier Stichproben sowie einem zusätzlich erhobenen Fremdbild untersucht. Die Ergebnisse der Konstruktvalidierung bestätigten die einfaktorielle Struktur der Skala. Die interne Konsistenz der Skala erwies sich in beiden Studien als gut. Zudem konnte die empirische Trennbarkeit der Trierer Work-Life Balance Skala gegenüber einem gängigen Instrument zur Messung des Work-Family Conflicts ( Carlson, Kacmar & Williams, 2000 ) belegt werden. Im Hinblick auf die Kriteriumsvalidität der Skala wurden die angenommenen Zusammenhänge zu arbeits-, nicht-arbeits- sowie stressbezogenen Outcome-Variablen nachgewiesen. Die Eignung der Trierer Work-Life Balance Kurzskala zeigt sich auch daran, dass die Korrelationen zwischen den erhobenen Outcome-Variablen und dem Work-Family Conflict und denen der Trierer Work-Life Balance Skala ähnlich waren. Überdies vermochte die Trierer Work-Life Balance Skala über die Dimensionen des Work-Family Conflicts hinaus inkrementelle Varianz in den Outcome-Variablen aufzuklären. Insgesamt sprechen damit die Ergebnisse beider Stichproben für die Reliabilität und Validität der Trierer Work-Life Balance Kurzskala.


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