Year: 2024 | Month: February | Volume: 11 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 431-445
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20240246
Work from Home Arrangements May Boost Employee Happiness
Parwoto1, M. Ali Iqbal2, Anoesyirwan Moein3
1,2 Faculty Economy and Business, Universitas Mercu Buana, Jakarta, Indonesia
3Faculty Economy and Business, Universitas Persada Indonesian Y.A.I, Jakarta, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Parwoto
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 has caused the global community to modify its efforts across all sectors, including corporations. People now "work from home" instead of in an office. This modern, technology-enabled remote job is analogous to telework.
This study uses causality-based quantitative research. The goal is to build a conceptual model empirically proving how the balance between work and personal life mediated the impact of work from home on employee happiness. The population of this study is employees of startup companies in Jakarta. The Cochran formula specifies a sample size 96 for huge populations or when the population is unknown. The sampling method was incidental, taking into account location affordability to assure population coverage. The chosen sample consists of employees who engaged in remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis method utilized is Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) with SmartPLS 4.0.9.6 application.
The study found that working from home considerably improves employee happiness. Work-life balance improves significantly with working from home. Maintaining a work-life balance boosts employee happiness. Working from home improves employee happiness by balancing work and personal life. Increasing telecommuting and prioritizing work-life balance will boost employee happiness. The results of this study are used to inform the development of guidelines for startup enterprises or similar organizations seeking to implement remote work arrangements after the COVID-19 era.
Keywords: work from home, work-life balance, and employee happiness
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