AN EMPIRICAL SURVEY ON HAPPINESS AND HEALTH AMONG WORK FROM HOME EMPLOYEES BELONGING TO IT SECTOR

Abstract

Many individuals and businesses were affected by the Corona virus (COVID-19) outbreak that occurred in early 2020. Work-from-home (WFH) policies have been implemented by a number of firms as a way of adapting to these changes. The literature on the effects of WFH on health issues, on the other hand, is completely divided. Work–life balance, happiness, and work stress were all examined in this study as potential predictors of job satisfaction while WFH. COVID-19 was also examined as a factor. This research examines how IT professionals felt about WFH or work from office (WFO) during the COVID-19 epidemic. It also uses individual fixed-effects models to look at how workers' subjective health varies between working at home and working in the office. As a result of the findings in this paper, governments and business leaders may reevaluate the benefits of telecommuting. During the COVID-19 pandemic, communication, organization environment, organizational policies, work satisfaction, and psychological aspects were shown to have a substantial impact on the psychological health of IT personnel.