The Impactof Home-based Work on Stressat Work and Burnout During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Slovenia

Abstract

t This study examines the relationships between homebased work, stress at work and burnout among workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia. Mediation analysis was conducted to test the proposed relationships. The study includes 446 employees from 56 organisations. The results support the proposed hypotheses and show that employees who constantly worked from home experienced higher levels of stress and consequently burnout than employees who did not or rarely worked from home. In addition, the results show that stress at work mediates the relationship between home-based work and burnout experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study contributes to the discussion of the relationship between home-based work and stress at work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research findings have important implications for managers considering home-based work arrangements for their employees after the COVID-19 pandemic.