Work-life balance and employee performance in the Ghana Audit Service

Abstract

Work-life balance has been known as one of the possible factors that influence employee performance. A drop in performance has been experienced by employees at the Ghana Audit Service, and this could be attributed to labour-life balance. This research, therefore, examined the impact of work-life balance and employee efficiency at the Ghana Audit Service in the Cape Coast Metropolis. The research was also interested in finding the causes of work-life imbalance among audit staff as well as the effect of labour-life balance on employee performance. The investigator assumed the correlational research design and used a planned questionnaire to collect data from 75 employees of the Ghana Audit Service in Cape Coast. The responses were analysed using mean, standard deviation, independent sample test, and the linear regression techniques. The study revealed that stress, work overload and irregular work schedule are some of the causes of work-life imbalance. It was also discovered that work-life balance has a substantial effect on the performance of employees. It has also been shown that there is no significant distinction between the audit staff's work-life balance between males and females. The researcher suggests that training programs be undertaken to provide workers with personal management and effectiveness skills so as to be able to properly handle the strains of their work. It was also recommended that more employees be hired to ease the pressure on existing staff.