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Abstract
This study examined the antecedents and consequences of the use of family-friendly benefits for banking employees in the Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka. The implementation and utilization of family-friendly benefits and policies by organizations have gained significant importance in recent years. As a result, there has been a growing interest from both academia and practitioners in understanding the antecedents and consequences of family-friendly benefits. Despite this interest, the mechanisms through which the use of such benefits influences employee outcomes remain unclear.
The research was motivated by the growing need for organizations to provide family-friendly benefits and support to their employees in order to enhance job satisfaction and retain talent. The study adopted a quantitative research approach, with data collected through a structured questionnaire from a sample of 310 banking employees from five major banks in the Nuwara Eliya District. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression analyses. The findings revealed that the levels of family- friendly benefits, family-supportive supervision, and job satisfaction were high among the banking employees surveyed. Furthermore, there was a strong positive relationship between family-friendly benefits and job satisfaction, as well as between family- supportive supervision and job satisfaction. The regression analysis demonstrated that both family-friendly benefits and family-supportive supervision had a statistically significant and positive impact on job satisfaction among the banking employees.