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Item The Effect of Work-life Balance Policies on the Retention Intention of Executive Women Employee in Information Technology (IT) Industry in Sri Lanka(Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Sumanarathna, B.; Samarakoon, S. M. A. K.Female employee labor turnover of information technology industry in Sri Lankan is in the higher level. Therefore, the general objective of the research is to assess the impact of major work life balance policies influence on retention of executive women employees in Information technology organizations in Sri Lanka. Five selected work-life policies namely flexible working hours, company leave policy, training and career development opportunities, compressed workweek and workload management were examined with employee retention. Base on random sampling method one hundred two completed questionnaires used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics, correlation and multiple regression utilized to analysis the data. Work-life balance and employee retention levels are in the satisfactory level in the IT industry in Sri Lanka. Multiple regression result of the study shows that work-life balance policies positively influence on the executive women employee retention. Selected five policies of work-life balance and employee retention were examined using multiple regression model. Training and career development opportunities and workload management positive influence on employee retention. Although rest of three work life balance policies namely flexible working hours, company leave policy and compressed work week didn’t show the significant impact of employee retention. Policymakers and top management of companies should improve work-life balance to increase employee retention. Moreover, they can use training and career development opportunities and workload management to increase employee retention.Item THE IMPACT OF TELEWORKING ON WORK-LIFE BALANCE: A STUDY ON WOMEN EMPLOYEES IN COLOMBO DISTRICT PRIVATE BANKS, SRI LANKA(Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2025) Jayawickrama, T.D.S.; Harshani, M.D.R.This study aims to examine the impact of teleworking on work-life balance with the mediating effect of work stress of women employees in Colombo district private banks, Sri Lanka. Initially, many employees, especially female employees, were very eager for the work-from-home policy, since it helped them to carry out their office work while attending to household responsibilities. In the Sri Lankan context, there is a significant empirical and knowledge gap with respect to the impact of teleworking on the work-life balance of women employed in the banking industry. The banking sector, which is considered one of the most dynamic industries in Sri Lanka, has been selected to conduct the analysis. The study was conducted by considering three licensed commercial banks in the Colombo district of Sri Lanka. This study was conducted with a quantitative nature. The study collected primary data from a sample of 132 respondents through a structured questionnaire, which included questions on teleworking, work stress, and work-life balance. The collected data was used for descriptive analysis, simple regression analysis, and mediating analysis using SPSS software. All the constructs were valid, reliable, and fit with the research model. The impact of teleworking on work stress and work-life balance is significantly mediated. Finally, the study's results confirmed that teleworking positively impacts work-life balance as well as teleworking and work stress have a significant influence, either directly or indirectly, on the work-life balance of women employees in private banks in Sri Lanka. The present study's implications, limits, and future courses are also examined.