WORK LIFE BALANCE INITIATIVE AND JOB SATISFACTION.

Abstract

Balancing work life at individual and organizational levels has become an emerging challenge for employees. Poor work life balance poses a threat to employee’s performance in an organisation. Work life balance is perceived as different things to different people and different things at different stages of life. With the specific objectives as: to examine the impact of employee wellness programs on job satisfaction and the relationship between job satisfaction in local government service commission, to determine the influence of flexible work arrangement and job satisfaction in Local Government Service Commission and to ascertain the effects of demographic variables on the relationship between work life balance initiative and job satisfaction in Local Government Service Commission. In line with the objectives, three research questions and hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study anchored on Spill Over Theory propounded by Aaron Makafui Ametorwo as a framework for analysis. Data were collected from both primary and secondary sources; the primary data were collected through questionnaire, while the secondary data were sourced from academic journals and internets. Validated questionnaire was used to administer the instrument to 211 respondents of which 192 respondents returned the questionnaire. The data collected were presented in frequency tables and analyzed using percentages and the hypotheses were tested using chi-square. Findings show that significant wellness programs influence job satisfaction of employees in local government service commission and there are significant impacts of flexible work arrangement on employees’ job satisfaction in Local Government Service Commission. It recommends that employees of Local Government Service Commission need to be allowed flexible working hours because it fosters creativity and innovation on the part of employees and The study also recommends that demographic variables such as women, married employees, older employees need to be given leave when necessary to tackle personal engagements so as not to juggle work and family issues same time.