Volume 2, Issue 1, 2026

WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND ORGANISATIONAL COMMITMENT OF FEMALE EMPLOYEES IN FRIESLAND CAMPINA WAMCO NIGERIA PLC, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA.

AREMO, Michael Olanipekun & OSAGIE, Reuben Ogbe

Abstract

The Nigerian manufacturing terrain is very stressful and affect
the activities of women to a significant extent. Consequently,
work-life balance have become a crucial discourse across the
globe and this stemmed from the fact that married women on
the job are affected based on their dual roles at work and at the
home front. In this regard, this study investigated work-life
balance practices and organisational commitment among
married women in the Nigerian manufacturing industry from
the dimension of flexible work arrangement and affective
commitment, leave policies and normative commitment and on
site childcare on continuance commitment. The study which
was underpinned by the Spillover Theory, Work–Family Conflict
Theory and Work Role Stress Theory used descriptive
design in the form of questionnaire to obtain factual
information from one hundred and fifty respondents
of Friesland Campina WAMCO Plc., Ikeja, Lagos
State, Nigeria. Findings revealed that leave policies as
an indicator of work-life balance significantly has an effect on
affective commitment with (r2=0.946, p=.000); a positive and
significant relationship was found between flexible work
arrangements and normative commitment with (r=0.923, p
value<0.05), a positive and significant relationship existed
between on-site childcare policy and continuance commitment
with (r=0. 802, p-value<0.05) among female married employees
in Friesland Campina WAMCO. It was concluded that married
women are affected by activities in the manufacturing industry
in Nigeria due to its stressful nature. However, it was
recommended that management of manufacturing firms should
set up a framework that prioritises work-life balance; in order
to assist married women deliver effectively and efficiently.

Keywords

Flexible Work Arrangements, Leave Policies, On-Site Childcare Policy, Organisational Commitment, Work-Life Balance.

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