This study aims to analyze the effect of workload on job stress with work-life balance as an intervening variable among employees of BSI KCP Kuala Meulaboh. The study is motivated by an imbalance between workload and the number of employees, which consists of only 17 employees. As a result, some employees experience difficulties in completing their tasks and often have to bring their work into their personal lives. The study was conducted at BSI KCP Kuala Meulaboh, located on Meulaboh–Jeuram Road, Gampong Simpang Peut, Nagan Raya Regency. The sample consisted of all 17 employees. The variables examined were workload, job stress, and work-life balance. The results show that workload has a significant effect on job stress, with a significance value of 0.001 < 0.05. Workload also has a significant effect on work-life balance, with a significance value of 0.005 < 0.05. Furthermore, work-life balance has a significant effect on job stress, with a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05. The intervening analysis indicates that workload affects job stress through work-life balance as an intervening variable, with an effect of 76.3%. Therefore, work-life balance plays an important role in mediating the effect of workload on employee job stress at BSI KCP Kuala Meulaboh.
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