WORK-LIFE BALANCE IN THE POST-PANDEMIC WORLD

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (specjalny) ◽  
pp. 119-136
Author(s):  
Kinga Hoffmann-Burdzińska ◽  
Agata Austen
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Qualitative Empirical Research ◽  
New Situation ◽  
Work And Life

The new reality resulting from COVID-19 has introduced changes in the functioning of many organizations, which has an impact on their employees. Observation of management practice shows the growing importance of remote work, often employees are also more workload due to the absence of colleagues. The new situation may also be accompanied by a higher than usual level of employees’ uncertainty about their jobs, especially when the activities of their companies have been limited or suspended. All of this is likely to affect the work-life balance of the employees. Qualitative empirical research has been carried out to understand the possible consequences of a (post) pandemic on work-life balance. Presented research make presents the potential effects of the new situation for the area of work and life of employees and work-life balance and indicate possible future directions of research in this field.

scholarly journals Dimension of Work Life Balance in Software Companies

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deivasigamani J. ◽  
Dr. Shankar
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Software Companies ◽  
The Media ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Significant Attention ◽  
Work And Life

Work-Life balance is a concept with several connotations and varied consequences within and among different stakeholders. Over the past two decades the issue work-family and work-life balance have received significant attention from employers, workers, politicians, academics and the media. Concerns about work-life balance have become salient for number of reasons. Demographic and social changes have resulted in more women entering the workforce, working mothers becoming the norm rather than the exception. In this view, the researcher has done a study to understand the employees work life balance with reference to software companies in Chennai.This study was conducted based on the objectives to know the work life balance of the employees in the software companies. There were 110 sample of respondents were chosen based on convenience sampling. Questionnaire was administered to collect the responses which have been formulated in such a way to meet the objectives of the study.The results of the study brought out various interesting findings. However, this study also had thrown few suggestions for managing the work and life in software companies.

scholarly journals Academic and family disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A reflexive from social work

2020 ◽  
pp. 147332502097329
Author(s):  
Gabriela Rubilar Donoso ◽  
Caterine Galaz Valderrama ◽  
Catherine A LaBrenz
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Autobiographical Narratives ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Political Crises ◽  
Research And Teaching

This article presents a reflection of how processes to reconcile work-life balance among academic mothers have changed during COVID-19. We present three autobiographical narratives that explore adapting and adjusting to research and teaching during remote work, confinement, and caring for one’s children. Intertwined in these narratives are themes of disruptions, responsibilities, and discoveries through these processes to adapt to COVID-19 and ongoing social and political crises.

Quality of Work Life Balance of Employees and Challenges Faced while Transitioning to Remote Work

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 67-71
Author(s):  
S.Deepa and Dr.S.Pougajendy
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Life Tasks

The success of any organization is highly dependent on how it attracts and motivates its employees. Today’s organization must be more flexible so that they are equipped to develop their employees and enjoy their commitment. A balance between two Significance areas of human life can be achieved only with a high quality of working life, but it is now subject to serious variations of the active spread of remote forms of employment. The article deals with studying the state of Quality of work-life balance during the period of changes in work life due to the pandemic of Covid-19, and the forced transition to remote work. Aim: 1. To identify the prevalence of dimensions of the quality of work-life balance. 2. To find the Challenges faced with working remotely. Methodology: Using Questionnaire, survey research was conducted over 106 employees. Data Analysis was done using Correlation Coefficient using IBM SPSS The study has made it possible to determine the Quality of work-life balance and the challenges faced due to the transition to remote work. Result: The relation between the dimensions and Overall Quality of work life Balance in the concern are positively correlated. A small division of workforce has few problems in balancing with the quality of work life while working remotely. Having time to multi-task work and life tasks, working remotely will support you to strike an improved life balance. Sincere effort in this direction will yield rewarding results.

scholarly journals A Research on Work Life Balance of Employees Aruneshwara Hi-Tech in in Thiruvanamalai

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 5291-5294
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Professional Work ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Sensitive Issue ◽  
Proper Balance ◽  
Work And Life

Work Life balance of an Employee is very important for any Organisation. Proper balance of Work and Life will automatically lead to higher yield. This Work Life Balance is a sensitive issue and there are many factors which ultimately lead to proper balance of Professional Work and Personal Life. These factors can be segregated as Demographic and Psychographic. The challenge is to find out the extent of impact of these two variables on the Work Life balance of an Employee and meet him at the point of his need. The below study is an analysis of the Work Life Balance of Employees working in Arunsehwara Hi-Tech in Thiruvannamalai.

scholarly journals Marital Status & Work-Life Balance: A Case Study of Commercial Pilots of Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariyam Malik ◽  
S. Khurram Khan Alwi ◽  
Musarrat Shamshir
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Life Domain ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Domains ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Work And Life

The aim of this research is to examine whether the states of work-life balance differ according to the different marital statuses of commercial pilots in Pakistan. The increasing intensities resulting from globalization have led to pressure on organizations, and in times such as the present when job insecurity and downsizing are a norm, employees tend to invest more effort and time into their professions to provide them with greater security. As a result, employees often neglect the other and equally important domain, the life domain. The variables that were used for the research study are marital status and work-life balance. This quantitative study concluded that commercial pilots, regardless of their marital statuses, undergo massive imbalances in their work and life domains. The study also provides recommendations for improving levels of work-life balance.

Work-Life Balance Challenges

2022 ◽  
pp. 511-532
Author(s):  
Nihan Senbursa
Keyword(s):  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
International Level ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Remote Employees ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Contemporary Event

Within an ever-changing, digitalized world, the working methods have vastly changed over the last few decades. If the effects of a contemporary event such as COVID-19—the global pandemic started in the Hubei region of China at the end of December 2019—are considered, the changes have reached beyond just the practical logistics of working and crossed otherwise untouched social and emotional barriers. As a result of the pandemic, new working ways on an international level have become considerably more prominent. With the post-modern paradigm, organizations have focused on their employees and see them as stakeholders and developed a set of policies and standards under the guise of “an employee-friendly organization.” This chapter sheds light on strategies on how to maintain work-life balance in a virtual environment of remote work, new regulations, and the gaining importance of employee satisfaction, ensuring remote employees feel cared for, valued, and included.

scholarly journals Editorial: Role of knowledge and learning systems in fostering work-life balance

2016 ◽  
pp. 213-215
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Work And Life

The ability of employees to effectively recognize, practice, and apply knowledge management (KM) and learning system principles accessible to them is a vital issue in improving work-life balance and providing strategies to enhance it. This issue has become obvious in efforts to apply information technology in the development of work-life balance policies through various learning systems. The victory and letdown of KM and work-life balance initiatives certainly depend on the deliberation of how these elements can be effectively designed and deployed to the general public in various industries. Work-life balance has become an imperative area of research that analyzes how these elements can be understood and applied to improve the aspects involved in one’s work and life. Such concept has also significantly emerged in recent years. In this special issue, several papers that focus on the budding concept of KM and work-life balance are presented. These articles particularly look into the theoretical and methodological approaches for studying work-life balance. A special focus of the issue is how these notions are practiced and can be personalized to improve work-life balance through KM and learning systems.

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