The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Work-Life Balance of Employees

Authors

  • Zoltán Greutter Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Doctoral School of Economics and Regional Sciences, Szent István Campus, 2100 Gödöllő, Páter K. u. 1., Hungary
  • Éva Greutter-Gregus Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Doctoral School of Economics and Regional Sciences, Szent István Campus, 2100 Gödöllő, Páter K. u. 1., Hungary
  • Zoltán Szira Budapest MetropolitanUniversity,Institute ofEconomics and Finance, 1148 Budapest,Nagy Lajos király útja 1-9., Hungary
  • Erika Varga Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Rural Development and Sustainable Economy, Szent István Campus, 2100 Gödöllő, Páter K. u. 1., Hungary

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33568/rbs.4817

Keywords:

COVID-19, work-life balance, home office, labour market, generations

Abstract

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are still prevalent in the Hungarian labour market. With home office gaining ground, the traditional way of working before the pandemic was partially altered, for which neither employers nor employees were ready. Work-life balance was upset by the change in the daily routine. In our quantitative online questionnaire survey, we looked at whether this disruption and change had a greater impact on the older or younger generation and whether there was a discernible gender difference in home office work in Hungary. Before the questionnaire survey, two hypotheses were developed. One of our hypotheses was confirmed and the other was rejected after analysing the data. We demonstrated that older age groups – the Baby Boomer and Generation X – are more satisfied with their work-life balance than younger age groups – the Generation Y and Generation Z – using statistical methods (cross-tabulation analysis and chi-square test). We examine these possible causes and make recommendations for strategies to promote work-life balance in our article.

Author Biography

  • Erika Varga, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Rural Development and Sustainable Economy, Szent István Campus, 2100 Gödöllő, Páter K. u. 1., Hungary

    corresponding author
    varga.erika@uni-mate.hu

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2024-07-17

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The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Work-Life Balance of Employees. (2024). REGIONAL AND BUSINESS STUDIES, 16(1), 5-13. https://doi.org/10.33568/rbs.4817