THE BALANCE BETWEEN PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE IN THE " WORK FROM HOME " ERA
THE BALANCE BETWEEN PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE IN THE " WORK FROM HOME " ERA

Summary/Abstract: IMPROVING THE WORK-LIFE BALANCE OF EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTES GREATLY TO INCREASING THEIR EFFICIENCY. THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING A FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULE, A WORK ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE TO PARENT EMPLOYEES ARE JUST TWO OF THE SOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY MULTINATIONALS TO INCREASE THEIR PRODUCTIVITY. THE MOTIVATION FOR CHOOSING THE TOPIC IS THE ISSUE OF ENSURING THE BALANCE OF PROFESSIONAL LIFE - FAMILY LIFE AND THE EVOLUTION OF THIS BALANCE OVER TIME. THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE FIELD OF PROFESSIONAL LIFE AND THAT OF PERSONAL LIFE, MORE PRECISELY, OF THE FAMILY, HAS BEEN A CONSTANT CONCERN OF RESEARCHERS, THE STUDIES IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN INTENSIFIED ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST DECADE. PROFESSIONAL AND FAMILY LIFE IS BASED ON A SERIES OF HUMAN NEEDS. THERE ARE MANY CLASSIFICATIONS AND THEORIZATIONS OF HUMAN NEEDS. THE GREAT THEORETICAL VARIETY GENERATED BY THE INTEREST OF RESEARCHERS SIGNIFIES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NEED OF EMPLOYEES TO ENSURE A HARMONY BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIFE. THE WAY OF SOCIALIZING, BEING A PARENT, WORK-FAMILY BALANCE, ALL THESE WERE SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCED BY THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC . THE HEALTH CRISIS IS A CHALLENGE FOR PEOPLE WHO STARTED WORKING FROM HOME BECAUSE THE LINE BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIFE BECOMES INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO TRACE. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE BENEFITS IN WHAT RESPECTS WORKING FROM HOME, THE TRANSITION CAN BE DIFFICULT AND FINDING THE BALANCE CAN BECOME MORE COMPLICATED. COVID-19 CAN LEAD TO OVERWORK, STRESS, BECAUSE MANY EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE WORKED ALL THE TIME IN A FORMAL ENVIRONMENT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE A CLEAR DISTINCTION BETWEEN WORK AND LEISURE IN THE CONDITIONS OF "WORKING FROM HOME". THIS ARTICLE AIMS TO ANALYZE A NUMBER OF WAYS IN WHICH THE WORKFAMILY BALANCE CAN BE MAINTAINED IN GENERAL, BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE COVID-19 ERA.

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