Özet:

In Turkey, flexible work models, which are largely drawn into the framework of the Work Act No. 4857 which entered into force in 2003, have been implemented in the world for many years. Although there are different types and methods, this study focuses on working from home, which is one of the flexible work models. Working from home is traditionally a very old flexible work model, but today the character of both the field of application and the staff within the scope has changed considerably. Today, are also employing high-quality workers to work from home. It is expected that working from home will also contribute to the balance of work and life, as well as the benefits of providing time and cost advantage. On the other hand, it can also be stated that work from home may not always serve the work-life balance in a positive direction due to the difficulties that a person can face in self-disciplinating and the difficulties such as the expectations of his/her family/environment. Therefore, in this study, the work-life balance of workers at home and in the office is compared and it is questioned whether working from home is beneficial to the establishment of the work-life balance. The sample of the study consists of 86 people working at home and in the office in the computer sector and achieved through paper sample. Factor analysis was carried out in order to reveal the validity of the work-life balance scale used in the study. To determine whether workers at home and in the office have differences in work-life balances, the first t-test was used and it was found that the differences between work-life balances between employees at home and employees at the office only (in a small or multi-level) were found in favor of workers at home. Secondly, participants were questioned using the ANOVA test whether there was a difference between work and life balance by classifying their work frequencies at home and determined that the work and life balance was not different by working hours at home. According to this, it can be stated that working at home, even for a short period of time, is beneficial in terms of work-life balance.