Abstract:
Employee’s work life balance is an indispensable phenomenon that is of serious concern globally, not only to the
employees, but also to a number of employers in both the private and public sectors as this is a key driver in the
organization that craves for prompt achievement of its set goals and the realization of the predetermined objectives
through work performance of its staff. The study examines the effect of work life balance on the employee’s job
performance in the Sumal foods limited, Ibadan, Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was adopted for the study
with the administration of structured questionnaire on the respondents. This was to elicit the required information. The
descriptive statistics utilized for the study comprised simple percentages and tables, while inferential statistics used were
regression and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). The findings of the study showed that work life balance
exerts significant and positive effect on employees’ work performance (R=.342, R2
= .117, F= 8.617, p<.05) in Sumal
foods. The study concluded that there is a meaningful relationship between work life balance and employees’ job
performance in the organization. The study therefore recommends introduction of work life balance policies that are
capable of helping the organization to gain competitive edge through offer of professional schemes that focus on
adequate skills on how to handle job related challenges to the employees of the company.
