When Work- From-Home contributes to Work-Family Conflicts during COVID 19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study of Mauritius

Abstract

Work from home (WFH) and work-family conflict (WFC)could be the two most compelling concepts in the present corporate world, notably, with the outbreak of the COVID- 19 pandemic.  Work from home has become a serious alternative to office work environment.  Many employees are experiencing a new way of carrying out their work in a new ‘work-home’ environment. However, WFH entails a series of challenges, one of which is being home with the family and yet working, which often leads to conflicts in the family. This researchpaper aims to identify the factors responsible for work-family conflicts during work from home practices and the impactof work from home on family life.  The present study contributes to the literature in the purviews of work from home and work-family conflicts.  A cross-sectional study was carried out using anonline survey. The findings of the studyreveal that there are many factors, such as time management, office home conflicts, work-related distractions, behavioural changes, and work environment leading to work-family conflicts.