Title:
THE EFFECT OF WORK FROM HOME DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND ITS IMPACT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE OF ACEH COMMUNICATION, INFORMATICS AND ENCODING OFFICE

Authors:
*Sheila De Tiroina, Mahdani and Sulaiman

Abstract:
This study intends to examine the effect of work from home during the Covid-19 pandemic on work-life balance and its effect on the employee performance of the Aceh Communication, Informatics And Enoding Office (Diskominfo). This research is a confirmatory research. The population taken was employees at the Aceh Diskominfo who received a direct impact on the work from home policy during the Covid-19 pandemic, totaling 101 people. Data were collected using a questionnaire and measured using a Likert scale. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The test results on the Aceh Diskominfo employees show that work from home significantly affects employee performance, work from home significantly affects employee work-life balance, work-life balance significantly affects employee performance, and work from home significantly affects employee performance through work-life balance. These findings show that in the Covid-19 pandemic, work from home remains a determinant of employee performance, even though conditions are different from when not facing the Covid-19 pandemic. Work-life balance also acts as a partial mediator, which can be influenced by work from home and affect employee performance. Researchers can then develop the findings of this proven model, by adding variables such as competence in information technology and talent management which are needed during the Covid-19 pandemic, to be more practical in carrying out work in organizations/companies