Nurjana, Sry Rosita, Sumarni
When discussing employee behavior, companies need to know what are the needs of employees, because employees are an important element in achieving company goals, so that strategies can be formulated that drive employee satisfaction at work. Seeing this condition, this research examines the effect of work-life balance on employee job satisfaction through the work motivation of PT Perkebunan Nusantara VI employees. Four research hypotheses were formulated to guide learning. The research design used is a type of survey with structured statements to respondents. The population consists of all employees of PT Perkebunan Nusantara VI head office. Sampling by random sampling method or randomly, intended as a fairly unbiased representation of the total population and obtained 70 respondents as a sample. The collected data were analyzed using a statistical tool, namely SmartPLS V.3.3.9. The results of this study indicate that work-life balance has a positive but not significant effect on employee job satisfaction. On the other hand, work-life balance has a positive and significant effect on work motivation. Then, work motivation has a positive and significant effect on employee job satisfaction and work motivation can be a mediating variable affecting work-life balance on job satisfaction. Therefore, it is recommended that companies make specific policies regarding programs that can support the work life balance of employees so that maximum job satisfaction is achieved.