Working conditions and labour retention in Oyam District, Uganda
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2013-10
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Kampala International University.College of Economics and Management
Abstract
This study looked at working conditions and labour retention in Oyam District
Local Government of Uganda with the major objective of determining the
correlation between these variables. Specifically it looked at: demographic
characteristics; the level of working conditions and the extent of staff retention
in order to determine relationship between working conditions and labour
retention.
The problem identified was poor working conditions causing poor attraction and
retention where more than three staff leaves annually. This study intended to
find out whether this is true and the prevailing levels of working conditions. A
target population of 152 was used from which 110 employees were sampled as
respondents from the entire departments. Questionnaires, observation and
discussion were used to collect data.
Data analysis using SPSS revealed that: male workers dominate the service with
more than 80% of the employees aged 30 years and above. 53.3% of the
employees were found to be graduates and more than 90% of the staff earning
below one million shillings which factors could imply high mobility; 93% of the
employees were found to be married while Anglicans dominate with 65.4%.
The level of working conditions was found to be improving variably. External
factors emerged high as push factors with more than six officers leaving annually
thereby establishing significant relationship between working conditions and
labour retention and confirming as true Abraham Maslows' Hierarchy of needs
theory and Herzbergs two factor theory where working conditions dissatisfy
workers and hence contribute significantly to retention though not hierarchical
and varies by personality. Deliberate effort need be taken by the District to
improve on the levels of these working conditions.
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Thesis presented to the College of Higher Degree and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda in partial fulfillment of the Requirements for Masters of Business Administration - Management
Keywords
Working, Conditions, Labour, Retention, Uganda