Abstract:

The demand for work-life balance by employees have increased in organizations. Therefore, work life balance must be effectively managed by organization so as to have competitive advantage over their competitors due to fast pace of economic development. This study therefore identifies the determinants of work-life balance that influence employee performance in organization a study of Lagos state ministry of works and infrastructure. The study sought to determine the influence of flexible work arrangement, wellness programs, family responsibility on employee engagement, employee commitment and employee task performance respectively. For the study, two theories were used and empirical literature on work-life balance is also discussed. The study adopted survey research design. The population size is 450 employees with sample size of 212 respondents which was determined using Taro Yamen formula. The study employed the use of stratified random sampling technique and structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The data obtained was analyzed using statistical package for social science (SPSS) while linear regression and Pearson correlation were adopted for analysis. the result showed that flexible work environment and wellness programs has effect on employee engagement and employee commitment respectively while there is strong relationship between family responsibility and employee task performance. The study therefore recommends that organization should support flexible-work arrangement, wellness programs and family responsibility to its employees for increased performance. However, organizations and decision makers should endeavor to include determinants of work-life balance such as flexible-work arrangement or wellness programs in their policies so as to improve employee performance which will have positive effect on organizational productivity.