A STUDY ON IMPACT OF

WORK FROM HOME AMONG

EMPLOYEES

SUBMITTED BY
NIKHIL BABU
ROSHINI K
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INTRODUCTION
 Work from home is a concept of working in an organization where the employees do
not have to commute to a single and central place of work. It is also called
telecommuting, remote work, or telework. WFH is a popular concept that has evolved
over the years. Advances in technology and communications have enabled people to
work effectively and efficiently without being constantly at their desks in the office.
 According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), around 68 per cent of the
world’s total workforce, including 81 per cent of employers, are currently living in
countries with recommended or required workplace closures.1 In this new
environment, employers have to be able to adapt and make contingency plans to
respond to new measures as they arise. Many companies are exploring working from
home (WFH) as a temporary or alternative working arrangement.
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PROBLEM STATEMENT
 It is getting more common for organizations to offer their employees the option to
work from home for various reasons, such as decreasing office rent costs, balancing
work life for the employees and saving time on commuting. Working from home
alternative has gained importance with the quarantine period during pandemic Covid-
19 as many countries apply physical distancing strategy to avoid the pandemic.
Therefore working from home has become the only alternative for some employees.
As one of the most important business factors for organizations is the productivity of
their employees, it is important to find out whether working from home has an
influence on employees satisfaction, whether the influence is positive or negative and
whether there has been a change in the factors.
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OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

 To study about the impact of work from home among employees

 To study the employees perception towards work from home

 To know about employees collaboration in work from home situation

 To examine employees satisfaction in working from home

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NEED FOR THE STUDY

 The purpose of this study is to have a broader understanding of the connection

between working from home practice and what impact it had made on employees wok
life

SCOPE OF THE STUDY

 The scope of the study is that, this study gives an insight toward the positive and
negative impacts of work from home situation also this study
focuses on employee satisfaction and about the work life balance among employees
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
 RESEARCH
Research is a process of systematic inquiry that entails collection of data;
documentation of critical information; and analysis and interpretation of that
data/information, in accordance with suitable methodologies set by specific
professional fields and academic disciplines.
 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A research methodology or involves specific techniques that are adopted in research
process to collect, assemble and evaluate data. It defines those tools that are used to
gather relevant information in a specific research study. Surveys, questionnaires and
interviews are the common tools of research.
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 RESEARCH DESIGN
Descriptive research is a type of research that describes a population, situation, or
phenomenon that is being studied. It focuses on answering the how, what, when, and
where questions If a research problem, rather than the why.
 POPULATION
The population considered for this study is general people of Bangalore, cochin and
Coimbatore with reference to perception of the them towards work from home.
 SAMPLE SIZE
Sample size is 43 respondents.
 SAMPLE PROCEDURE
Convenience sampling technique has been adopted for the study. Convenience
sampling is a type of non-probability sampling that involves the sample being drawn
from that part of the population that is close to hand .
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 DATA COLLECTION
It is the process of gathering and measuring information on variables of interest, in an
established systematic fashion that enables one to answer stated research questions,
test hypotheses, and evaluate outcomes. The data collection component of research is
common to all fields of study including physical and social sciences, humanities,
business, etc. While methods vary by discipline, the emphasis on ensuring accurate
and honest collection remains the same.
PRIMARY DATA
The primary data were collected through a structured questionnaire which was
distributed through Google form.
SECONDARY DATA
Common sources of secondary data is collected from organizational records and data
that was originally collected for other research purposes.
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 STATISTICAL TOOL
PERCENTAGE ANALYSIS
It is simple analysis tool. In this method, based on opinions of the respondents,
percentage and bar chart is calculated for the respective scale of each factor

Total number of respondents

Simple percentage = ____________________________ X 100
 
Total sample size
 
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FINDINGS
 It is found that considering the gender group of the respondents 53%were male and
43% percentage were female
 It is clear from the study that the majority of respondents that is 53.3% work in IT firm
and remaining from other professions such as marketing,bpo,educational institute.
 The majority of the respondents 83.7% can relate and understand their daily work
policy and daily objectives
 It is also found that 53.6% of respondents are satisfied with virtual collaboration
 In decision making aspects among the team 53% of the respondents feels satisfied and
others are in neutral state
 It is found out from the survey that majority of the respondents that is 51% are much
satisfied with working from home where other respondents that is 20% are disatisfied
 Out from the survey ,it is clear that there is an increased productivity in work
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 As the team communication considered 90% of the respondents agree that there is
adequate coordination among the team
 It is found that the respondents have good work life balance
 Most of the respondents that is of 61% are not reluctant in complete their work as
they continue with same work ability in working from home
 even though most of the respondents satisfied with work from home 72% of
respondents wanted to return to their office
 Even though the respondents prefer to work from office there is no decreased rate in
the ability of completing the work
 It is also found that the respondents have good work life balance but seems to have
some difficulties to turn off work mode every day
 Out from the survey it is also found that the trust among the employees and team is
good so far concerned as 86% of respondents agree to it
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SUGGESSTIONS
 Team members can keep in touch with their team leaders regularly, it can play a vital
role to increase communication and bonding with them. It helps to avoid lack of
communication issue faced by the employees, also It is good to conduct a virtual
meeting once in a week, with all employees in a department to discuss about the
targets and works.
 Team leaders can host a virtual meet for their team members to share their ideas and
improve productivity.
 HR department can ensure that, their employees are working in good environment,
also the department can initiate an interactive session to reduce stress and frustration.
 The organization can provide with work equipment such as, laptop, High speed
internet connectivity etc. It helps to reduce the difficulties faced by the employees
during work, therefore the company will get a good output.
 Organization can put forward a strict and accurate timing for the work. It may help
employees to maintain work life balance.
 Employees can ensure an effective work environment to avoid distractions faced
during the work.
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CONCLUSION
 Research make it evident that the once desired, highly favorable, WFH has not proved
to be one of the best options for majority of workforce. Interest in WFH remains, but
not in its current form. Better guidelines and policies should be in place to properly
regulate and make WFH feasible. One area of policy where planning and
implementation is an absolute necessity is guidance into adapting to remote online
work. The decision to suspend in-person meetings and working was implemented
swiftly, but without any guidance, of how to do so. Workers are unaware about what
WFH entails and lack resources required for this change, like software, access to
official documents and proper working space. Proper training is required if this
practice is to be a feasible option or the new normal also, it is evident from the work
that even though people are satisfied with work from home and its policies there are
more struggles and inconvenience faced in every aspect.
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