Work-Life Balance Before and During the COVID-19 Looking at Socio-Demographics of Bank Employees

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Work-life balance (WLB) is a challenge for individuals and organizations that have become even more intense for many groups of people during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study measured the effects of the pandemic on the WLB of bank employees by their socio-demographic variables (gender, marital status, and parental status). Primary data were collected using structured questionnaires. The Snowball sampling method was used to include 193 commercial bank employees from one of the 77 administrative units of Nepal. The study found significant changes in WLB issues due to the pandemic, with the impact being positive (able to help in domestic work, good time with family and friends, less worry about work, no more work than scheduled hours, work schedule compromises for attending social functions) and negative (disrupted meal schedule at home, more stressful family life, less support from surroundings). Implications of unequal paid and unpaid work aggravations in WLB by a prolonged social disruption among different groups are discussed.

Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic, Work-Life Balance, Demographics, Bank Employees

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