ANALYZING THE INFLUENCE OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to study and analyze the impact of work life balance on employee performance in different companies of Karachi - Pakistan because employees used to get stressed and frustrated by having a lot of work load. Organizations need to understand that employees have to create a proper balance in life. They have their families as well so they have to spend time with them, taking care oftheir adults and children as well. Methodology & Design: This research study focuses on the effect of WLB indicators on dependent variable i.e. employee performance. This type of study put emphasis on hypothesis testing & accept or reject the results. A well-designed questionnaire has been shared with 384 respondents to gather empirical data and it uses five-point Likert scale ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. The nature ofthis research is causal and explanatory. Findings: Results show that all WLB’s independent variables have an impact on employee performance because each ofwork-life balance variable has a Sig. P value that is < 0.05. Limitations: Limitations to this research are that data has only been collected from organizations working in Karachi, so the findings or results cannot apply to overall country or region. Recommendations: Organizations should implement or add WLB strategies and policies and they should allow employees to work accordingly in order to receive better performance from them and it will also support overall companies’ results and outcomes because workforce will never get frustrated and they will just have a full focus on their work