Factors Affecting Work-Life Balance In Retail Banks In Kingdom Of Bahrain, Effect Of Workload On Work-Life Balance

Abstract

Organizations are continuously looking for ways to cope with challenges in the current business world, so it is imperative that staff of an organization to be satisfied at work and personal life as well to be able to carry organization’s performance to higher levels. The field of Work-life balance is an emerging field of research as many studies indicate. However, in Bahrain, it did not receive much attention. One study revealed that work-life balance within the region is very low compared to global. This study measures the association of some of workload components toward work-life balance. A purely quantitative research method is used via a survey to collect the data. Data collected is primary through distributed questionnaire. A sample of 306 respondents from retail bank employees has been collected. The results show that all workload components have significant effect on work-life balance. Work pressure showed the highest effect slightly above working hours. The level of influence has been measured using Spearman rho test as collected data does not satisfy some normal distribution assumptions.