Comparative Analysis of Work-Life Balance on Employee Well-Being in Public and Private Institutions in Bamenda

Abstract

Work-life balance (WLB) has become a critical factor in ensuring employee well-being and organizational success. This study aims to compare the impact of work- life balance on employee well-being in public and private institutions in Bamenda, Cameroon. Using a comparative quantitative design, data were collected from 527 employees (269 from public institutions and 258 from private institutions) using validated scales for work-life balance, employee well-being, and demographic variables. A stratified random sampling technique will be employed to ensure representation from various organisations within each sector. The results for wok life balance reveals that there is a significant difference between employee work life balance in public sector and private sector at 1% level given that the p-value (Pr(|T| > |t|) = 0.0000) is far less than 0.01. again,the results for well-being sows that there is a significant difference between employee Well-being in public sector and private sector at 1% level given that the p-value (Pr(|T| > |t|) = 0.0000) is far less than 0.01. More precisely, results from the unpaired t-test indicate that employee Well-being in public organisation is significantly greater than employee Well-being in private sector at 1% level as show by the result of paired t test of difference greater than 0. A close look of the results shows that, on average, employee work life balance in public organisation is significantly better than employee work life balance in private organisations at 1% level of significance.