THE RELATIONSHIP OF UNDERSTAFFING WITH WORK LIFE BALANCE AT MCB BANK LIMITED

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the research is to examine the relationship of employee understaffmg on the employees work life balance in an organizations from MCB bank limited in Karachi. In this study we will study the factors of understaffmg that affect the outcomes of something decisively. In this, we also derive a prediction regarding the relation between the understaffmg in an organization to ‘work interference with personal life’, ‘personal life interference with work life’ and ‘work and personal life enhancement’, which tell organizations about the importance of work life balance policies, its strong impact of work life balance on organization’s employees performance and its overall performance. Methodology: This research is quantitative in nature and the questionnaire is used to collect data by distributing it to respondents. The respondents belonged to MCB bank limited, different residential areas, and different age group in Karachi. And data is gathered from the employees of MCB bank within the metropolitan city Karachi. The respondents for this research are 132. After collection of data in the shape of questionnaire, then the data is analyzed with the help of SPSS linear regression. Findings of the research: Finding of the research is that there is a significant relationship between understaffmg and work life balance. Practical implications: The study is very helpful for the banking sectors in Pakistan to understand the importance of work life balance policies for the employees and indirectly for the overall organization performance as well as the negative affect of understaffmg on the employees of an organization and the overall performance of organization. This study will also be useful for the researchers researching about work life balance as well as negative impact of staff shortages in the banking sector of Pakistan. Banks itself use this research for more accurate results with the broader perspective.