A STUDY ON THE WORK-LIFE BALANCE WHILE WORKING FROM HOME DURING PANDEMIC

Abstract

Now a day people are so involved in their work that they forget there is a life outside the workplace. Work-Life balance term and its importance is understated in our lives. It’s even harder for employees to find the balance between their home life and work life. With the pandemic situations the lines have been blurred and often the work-life balance is disrupted. This study is conducted to understand the management practices with reference to the work from home that has been affected during the Covid-19 and the impact it has on the psyche and working of the individuals or employees. Given the need of social distancing the organizations have often in some way created the right amount of balance for their employees who are WFH to make sure their work life balance is obtained. It is seen the obstruction of one’s professional life with personal life has a negative impact. This study is conducted to analyze whether the employees are satisfied with working from home at the time of this crisis and whether the situation has resulted in low morale of the employees. There is a need to recognize that with Covid 19 the work and personal ethics have changed and it time to let go the model we have created mentally that work and home timer being distinct. In this study a questionnaire was used to collect the responses in India. The data was analyzed with the help of SPSS software.