Abstract:
The Covid-19 has created many challenges around the world in different fields. In that
respect the higher education is also affected and adopted working from home system to
continue the education activities for the undergraduate students. Anyhow there are many
challenges faced by the academic staff in the system of WFH practically. Thus, the major
aim of the study is to examine the challenges of working from home based on the
academic staff of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka. In order to that this study
analyzes the IT and technical related challenges, environmental, personal life as well as
other challenges. This study selected the total population to collect the data and 105
responses were gathered among them from all the faculties of SEUSL. Data for this
research was collected through the structured questionnaires and discussion method. The
findings of the study reveal that most of the staffs are facing network issue while doing
lectures, do not have a dedicated area for work, working with kids is very hard, unable to
complete the scheduled tasks on time and students are not controllable in online.
Therefore, this research recommends to the flexible hours for staff to work, providing
internet packages, facilitating loan arrangements to reset the home to work freely and
investing in technological infrastructure to reduce the Challenges.
