Research on the Impact of Telework on Work-Life Balance in Japanese Human Resources Management

To increase workers' own Work-life Balance (WLB) satisfaction under telework in Japan, a high level of interest in the workplace or monitoring, a reduced telework workload, autonomy in the performance of duties, and interdependence of duties are effective. High interest from the workplace or monitoring and reduced telework workload also increases the level of satisfaction with the company's WLB measures. Telework in Japanese companies presents different challenges from job description-based job performance systems, and we need to explore effective ways of using telework and improving its efficiency in Japanese-style Human Resources Management (HRM) in the future.