Assessing the Effect of Work From Home on the Work-Life Balance of IT Employees

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to assess the effect of work from home (WFH) on the work-life balance of IT employees. The study investigated among 200 IT employees who were in full-time employment at two popular IT parks in India – Technopark and Infopark. Regression and Multidimensional Scaling ALSCAL (Euclidean Distance Model) were used for analysing data. We considered the significance of gender influence on the work-life balance (WLB) and job satisfaction on work-from-home (WFH). The research found a significant positive effect of WFH on the WLB and a positive relationship of WFH employees with work and family. We found irrespective of gender the employees of WFH had equal job satisfaction. We noticed a concern among the WFH women employees, as they have had to struggle to balance their personal and professional lives. The findings of the study have enormous policy implications in the IT sector across the globe. This paper has provided an early step in the direction of policymaking of WFH initiatives in the IT sector across the globe. JEL: O15, J81, J28, M14