The paper examines work-life balance practices as a panacea for employee performance. The core objective of this study is to assess the effect of work life balance on employee performance in Rivers State Television. The target population used to survey the effects of work life on employee performance. was one hundred and seventy(170). The research work sought to determine the relationship between work flexibility and quality of output, employer/employee relationship and increased productivity, working environment and the rate of turnover and lastly job security and employee retention. Quantitative data was collected using self-administered questionnaires. One hundred and twenty (120)questionnaires were administered, out of which one hundred and eight (108) were returned and collated for analysis. Pearson's Correlation at 0.01 level of significance shows that there is a close relationship between the dependent variables and independent variables. Therefore the study indicated that work flexibility, employer/employee relationship, working environment and job security have a positive effect on improved quality of output, increased productivity, rate of turnover among employees, employee retention. The findings showed that: employees react negatively when they experience work life imbalance and that management should adopt work life balance initiatives to improve employee performance. From the research findings, it is concluded that work life balance is of paramount importance to the organization.

The paper examines work-life balance practices as a panacea for employee performance. The core objective of this study is to assess the effect of work life balance on employee performance in Rivers State Television. The target population used to survey the effects of work life on employee perform...