EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION AT AKIR CONSTRUCTION PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to assess factors affecting job satisfaction and determine the level of satisfaction of construction workers. Important factors that have positive or negative impacts on job satisfaction are: nature of work, relationship with co-workers, present pay, opportunities for promotion, fringe benefits, recognition, supervision, operating policy & procedure and communication system. Data for this study were collected from employees of three road construction projects and the Main Office in Akir Construction Private Limited Company. Data collection was made through three methods that are Job Satisfaction Survey (Spector, 1994), structured interview and observation checklist questionnaires. The sample consisted of 126 construction employees from both the Main Office and Projects. The research design engaged for this study is more of a quantitative research and descriptive analysis has been performed to determine level of employees’ job satisfaction. The major findings of the study suggest that based on the overall population sample: fringe benefits, promotion, pay/remuneration, supervision, contingent rewards/ recognition, operating policy & procedures and communication as being poor. Whereas co-workers relationships and nature of work as being excellent. These two factors were reported in contributing an important positive effect on job satisfaction of employees. The major suggestion forwarded from the results of the study is that since the management of construction sector is primarily interested in three things that projects are; built on budget, on time, and in accordance with the plans and specifications, employee job satisfaction needs to be developed to ensure maximum productivity from the beginning to the end of each project, for which management should examine the factors that causes satisfaction of employees at their work place. They should have to consider their people, the human resources, that plays the most decisive and indispensable role for the success and growth of the construction companies.