Abstract

The objective of the study was to determine influence of work life balance on the performance of employees in Cabinet Affairs Office, Nigeria. The research is very useful to the policy makers as it contains very crucial findings that can help the government officials in decision making when it comes to making and implementation of policies on work life balance programs. The notion that paid work and personal life are competing priorities rather than complementary element has called for this research. This study therefore examined the influence of work-life balance practices on employees’ productivity in the Nigerian University. Stratified sampling technique was adopted in selecting a sample of three hundred and forty-one (341) respondents from among the working population of two thousand three hundred and twenty-four (2,324) employees. Primary data was collected through the use of structured questionnaire. The data obtained were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings from the study revealed that there is a significant effect of work life balance on employee’s productivity (R2=0.171, Adjusted R2= 0.154, P=0.000). The results also indicated a moderate positive relationship between flextime (r=0.534, P<0.01), job sharing (r=0.623, P<0.01) and telework (r=0.228, P<0.01) on employee’s productivity. It was therefore recommended that management in the helm of affairs, while considering work friendly policies, should make flextime, job sharing and telework their priorities. By so doing, it will afford all employees the opportunity of total concentration on their work, hence increase productivity.

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