Abstract

The main purpose of this research is to examine the influence of workload and level of stress on work life balance, commitment and job performance. The data was collected using a Likert Scale Questionnaire which ranges between 1 (strongly disagree) and 5 (strongly agree) from a sample of 100 respondents from university using random sampling techniques. The data was analysed using SPSS 22.0 to examine the influence of workload and level of stress on dependent variable work life balance, commitment and job performance. The analysis found that there is a significantly strong negative correlation between workload and employee outcomes such as performance, commitment and work-life balance, but has positive correlation with the level of stress. Similarly, level of stress has significantly negative correlation with work-life balance, commitment and performance.  In terms of regression analysis, it was found that workload and level of stress has significantly negative influence on work-life balance. Also, level of stress has significantly negative influence on commitment and performance, while the study did not find any significant influence of workload on employee commitment, and performance. However, workload has a significantly positive influence on the level of stress. Therefore, it is concluded that by allocating appropriate level of workload is critical to improve work-life balance and reducing level of stress. Furthermore, by reducing level of stress will improve work-life balance, commitment and performance of university employee in Maldives. It is strongly recommended to increase the sample size by including all academic institution in Maldives in order to generalize the finding across the county. The finding of the study can be used by policy makers to formulate relevant workload and work-life balance policies to enhance and improve employee productivity and commitment. Moreover, the finding of the study confirmed that the workload and level of stress are two key determinants of work-life balance. Similarly, the finding of the study can be used to design relevant workshops and training to foster awareness among the human resource managers to address workload.