Job satisfaction of embroidery machine operators; a study in HE (Pvt) Ltd.

Abstract

Apparel industry is one of the largest industries in Sri Lanka which employ a large number of employees and offer a high contribution to the Sri Lankan economy to solve the unemployment problem by providing a higher number of career opportunities. One of the major goals of apparel industry is improving job satisfaction of employees. Organizations always expect the maximum contribution from their employees and to become successful it requires employees who perform more than their usual duties and responsibilities. The purpose of this research paper is to study the employee satisfaction and organizational commitment in HE (Pvt) Ltd, which provide all apparel embellishment requirements world-wide. Following variables were identified as the root causes of labour dissatisfaction of workers in the organization. Experience, salary, allowances, working conditions, training and developments, job security, team member’s supports and managerial support mainly focused in this study. This research is quantitative in nature. The study is based on primary data, which has been collected through a questionnaire. Hundred and thirty-two respondents of embroidery machine operators in embroidery section of HE (Pvt) Ltd has been selected on random sampling basis. Descriptive statistical tools SPSS were applied on the questionnaire to see the reliability and consistency. Logistic ordinary regression method was used for data analysis. There are 7 factors as salary, allowances, working conditions, training and developments, job security, team member’s supports and managerial support (Independent) and employees’ job satisfaction. (Dependent). This research developed a logistic ordinary regression model to find the relationship between independent variables and dependent variables. The result shows that the salary, allowances, working conditions, management support and team member’s support are the most important factors contributing job satisfaction.