Increasing Work Productivity Through Work-Life Balance with Work Motivation as a Mediation at the Semarang Medium Tax Service Office

Abstract

The purpose of this research are: 1) how does work-life balance affect employee productivity? 2) how does work-life balance affect employee productivity through work motivation? 3) how does work motivation affect employee productivity? 4) does work motivation successfully mediate the effect of work-life balance on employee productivity. This research is quantitative and uses a survey method. The population is all employees of the KPP Madya Semarang in 2025. The sample size was 114 people, using simple random sampling. Data collection was conducted using a questionnaire. Data analysis used the SEM-PLS method with SmartPLS (Partial Least Square) software. The results of the study 1) Work life balance has a positive and significant effect on work productivity, meaning that the better the employees of KPP Madya Semarang in balancing work life and personal life, the higher the work productivity achieved. 2) Work life balance has a positive and significant effect on work productivity, meaning that KPP Madya Semarang employees who can balance their work life and personal life well tend to be more motivated to work hard and achieve organizational goals. 3) Work motivation has a positive and significant effect on work productivity, meaning that the higher the employee's work motivation, the higher the work productivity, where work motivation can encourage KPP Madya Semarang employees to work better and produce maximum productivity. 4) Work motivation is able to mediate the positive and significant effect of work life balance on work productivity, meaning that a good work life balance can increase work motivation, which in turn will have a positive impact on increasing the productivity of KPP Madya Semarang employees.