Striking a Balance by Exploring the Impact of Duty Time on Life Harmony in Saudi Arabia's Manufacturing Sector
Author:
Dr. Dheya Hassan Alshehabeya
Abstract: This study aimed to analyze the impact of duty time on the employees’ life harmony in the Saudi Manufacturing Sector. Having a proper working time policy is vital to attract and retain talented individuals. However, the unfavorable increase in duty time creates a significant challenge to individual and family in this sector. In particular, the researcher observed the impact of duty time on employees’ family needs and how it relates to the employee’s satisfaction. In this context, quantitative and qualitative analyses approaches were used to address the research objectives. Accordingly, 578 employees from this sector had participated in the survey questionnaires. Moreover, 30 employees working in panel boards manufacturing factory were purposely selected to participate in face-to-face interviews for the qualitative part. Findings showed that majority of the participants believed that duty time and working hours policy are significantly impact their ability to satisfy their family needs. The increase in duty time is responsible for nearly 13.12 percent of the negative impact on employees’ life harmony. Callously, increasing one-hour in daily working hours causes a negative impact on employee life harmony could reach to three hours daily which is roughly 37 percent from the employee’s income. Moreover, the Company revenue might be impacted negatively by 11.152 percent. However, findings highlight the importance of balancing employee well-being with productivity and financial considerations within organizations. Keywords: Duty time, working hour's policy, Life harmony, Work-life balance Download PDF
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Academic Journal of Research and Scientific Publishing
doi.org/10.52132/Ajrsp.e.2024.61.2 