Abstract:
Work and family roles are like two sides of a coin. Those two domains are crucial points for the
individuals as well the organizations betterment. Most of the work-family concepts are discuss about
the negative side of the work-family interface over the past decades. But there is an essentiality to
investigate the bright side of the work-family interface. Therefore, this study attempts to investigate
the positive side of work-family interface. There are several concepts within the work-family interface
such as work-family positive spillover, enhancement, enrichment, facilitation. Those are
interchangeable. Current study engrossed on work family enrichment which defined as the extent to
which experiences in work role improve the quality of family life. Two main antecedents were selected
by referring the existing body of knowledge regarding the work-family interface namely job
characteristics and family supportive supervisor behavior and selected context was banking industry.
Based on that researcher investigated the impact of job characteristics and family supportive
supervisor behavior on work to family enrichment of all the bankers of Bank of Ceylon branches
within Rathnapura Municipal Council area. Data were gathered from 92 bankers through a standard
and validated questionnaire and analyzed those data by using SPSS 21 statistical software. A multiple
regression was performed to investigate the impact of the variables interested. Pertaining to the
previous research findings, the current study also brought evidence to a significant positive impact of
job characteristics on work to family enrichment. In contrast to the previous research findings, no any
impact was found of family supportive supervisor behaviors on work to family enrichment. Therefore,
the study concludes that job characteristics would facilitate individuals functioning in the family
domain. Consequently, this will help the organization to rethink about their job designing strategies to
enhance the job characteristics so that it will enhance the work to family enrichment
