INFLUENCE OF WORK-LIFE CONFLICT ON AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYEE’S JOB PERFORMANCE IN FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NIGERIA (FRIN), OYO STATE, NIGERIA

Work is an integral part of human life with or without human existence will be difficult. This study determined the influence of work-life conflict on agricultural employee’s job performance at Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria in Ibadan Oyo State, Nigeria. The objectives were: description of employee’s personal characteristics, determination of work-life conflict and level of employee’s job performance and identification of challenges faced by the respondents in the study area. Multistage Sampling technique was used to select 76 respondents through a well-structured questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed through both descriptive and inferential statistical tools. The results shows the mean age to be 33 years, 51.3% were male, 73.7% were married, and majority 92.1% were Christian and mean income was ₦41.592 per month.  Furthermore, major work life conflict identified by the respondents were: work as primary priority (  = 4.2), training overseas (  = 4.32), information technology (  = 4.32). More so, quality of information technology (  =4.32), oversea training (  =4.26) and having interest in their current job (  =4.18) were indicators that enhance employees job performance. Major challenges faced by the organization were present economy affects their job performance (  = 3.23), poor working condition (  = 2.80) and lack of research materials (  = 2.56). The results also show that level of work-life conflict with coefficient value of (0.036), age (0.041), income (0.029) and challenges (0.04) were variable influencing employee’s job performance. In conclusion that work-life conflicts have a negative effect on family life in term of number of hours spent at work. Provision of healthy balance system between employee’s professional role and family responsibilities is highly recommended.