Abstract:
Work-life balance is basically the positive relationship between work and other
equally important activities in life which include family, leisure, personal
development, and community development issues. The relationship cannot be
clearly defined and varies from person to person according to their life demands.
Work-life balance is intended to allow employees greater flexibility in their
working patterns so that they can balance what they do at work with the
responsibilities and interests they have outside work. This study sought to assess
flexible work arrangements and employee performance in agricultural cooperatives in Kericho County. The study was anchored on spillover theory. A
correlational research design was adopted. The target population of the study was
all the employees working in agricultural co-operatives in Kericho County, who
are 210 employees and a sample size of 137 respondents. The study utilised
primary data collected using both structured and unstructured questionnaires. The
study use means and standard deviation as descriptive analysis. Correlation
analysis was used to test the hypothesis and the relationship between the study
variables. The study found that flexible work arrangement was achieved through
employee reorganisation, schedule and development shifts. This reduced
absenteeism, expanded the number of hours of giving out service and enabled
employees to seek new roles. The results revealed a significant positive
relationship between flexible work arrangements and employee performance (R =
0.801, p < 0.05). The study concluded that the flexible work arrangement and
teleworking had a significant positive effect on employee performance. The study
recommended that the Agricultural societies should improve flexible work
arrangements through the adoption of ICT infrastructure.
