Impact of Work from Home on Work Life Balance during Covid 19 Pandemic

Every century has witnessed the pandemic and 21st Century has come across Corona virus disease which had broke in November 2019. Spread of this virus has shaken the entire world and has made an impact on every aspect of individual and business. This has forced governments to enforce lockdown and shut down the activities temporarily. It made a impact on every sector of the economy and some sectors like education, information technology, Medical, health, Consulting, Human resource management companies and many other who largely works with technology allowed their employees to work from home and every individual expected it to be a positive sign in their career but as the time passed it becomes difficult for every employee to create a proper balance between work and life as it was new to majority and took time to get along the same. Between family and working, the pandemic has significantly altered the way we live our lives and for millions this has meant a sudden shift to remote environment as authorities' emphases the importance of social distancing. This paper attempts to explore the work from home and describes its impact on work life balance during covid 19. The study is descriptive in nature and based on both primary data collected through structured questionnaire and secondary data obtained from news papers, journal and magazines. The main contribution of this work lies in assisting the employees in knowing the impact and understanding that with right priorities, proper transition, routine, effective communication, fair expectation a satisfactory work life balance can be enhanced. Mohammed Nawaz | Priya. U "Impact of Work from Home on Work Life Balance during Covid-19 Pandemic" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6 , October 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd46457.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/hrm-and-retail-business/46457/impact-of-work-from-home-on-work-life-balance-during-covid19-pandemic/mohammed-nawaz