A Preliminary study on the positive and negative aspects of working from home during the corona pandemic

Abstract

Work from home can be regarded as the panacea for existing many of the industries during Covid-19 pandemic. The focus of the research is to identify the positive and negative aspects of working from home during covid-19 pandemic. As a result, many employees started working from home (WFH). Several countries today have made WFH a policy priority. This current situation provides a clear perspective on working from home. This research explores the ongoing experience of employers and employees in Sri Lanka. The current study is categorized under descriptive type of a study. Google survey were distributed and virtual meetings were held to accumulate data for the study. Study population of the current study is all the employees have working from home experience at Badulla district. As this is a preliminary study, the google survey was distributed among 60 employees. This contemplates if WFH is projected to be an impermanent solution in unique conditions or if it may be made permanent by analysing the impact of negative and positive aspects of the WFH.