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Review of Literature on Work – Life Balance

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  • W M I Udayanganie

    (Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka)

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Work-life balance is an increasingly integral concern for both individuals and corporations. An individual has been attempting to achieve balance between his personal and professional lives for decades. At every stage, the organization plays a vital role in ensuring that they have all of the resources they required support them by putting in place innovative policies and initiatives that contribute to a happier life. Many scholars have been attempting to investigate the aspects that influence work-life balance for years’ employees and employers are both subject to policies. The literature review on Work-Life Balance has been structured in light of its growing popularity, with the main goal of achieving societal prosperity and the realization of meaningful lifestyles for its employees by supporting each employee’s growth and the firms’ continued development.Employee performance, employee satisfaction, employee commitment, work stress and employee retention were all discovered in the literature. Through a study of current literature, this report gave an overview of several facets of work-life balance. All these factors are globally accepted and common to any society of employees.In this Covid – 19 pandemics the topic is well discussed in different specialize areas. Various journals, books, articles, doctorate theses, working papers, reports, periodicals, internet sites, newspapers, and other sources were referred to, and they were listed as references at the conclusion.

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  • W M I Udayanganie, 2022. "Review of Literature on Work – Life Balance," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 6(1), pages 296-299, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:6:y:2022:i:1:p:296-299
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