Abstract: Employees become the most important asset to any organization in today’s business world. They represent the human capital factor in all organizations whether public or private and embrace all human abilities regardless of the intrinsic or learnt qualities. Employees play a key role in the existence and growth of any organization; therefore, their welfare is essential. Welfare is concerned with the total wellbeing of employees both at home and at the workplace. The objective of this study was to determine the influence of employee welfare practices on job satisfaction in six selected universities within the Nairobi Metropolitan region in Kenya. This study empirically reviewed the influence of three independent variables (Medical benefits, educational benefits, and Social Security schemes), on job satisfaction. The study was considered important to various stakeholders including management, human resource and administrators, employees, government as well as other scholars and academicians. The research adopted a descriptive research design, and the total population was 1954 employees that consisted of teaching and non-teaching categories of staff. A sample size of 129 employees was drawn from the population. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select the respondents. Primary data was collected by use of structured questionnaire method which indicated the statements of welfare practices and job satisfaction with 5-point Likert scale. Secondary data was obtained from the human resource departments of those universities. Data was analyzed using multiple regression analysis with the SPSS (26.0 version). The findings were presented using frequency distribution tables, percentages, means and charts and other central tendencies in a bid to determine the status of employee welfare practices at the selected universities. The researcher established that the independent variable welfare practices are positively correlated with the dependent variable job satisfaction of the selected universities in Kenya. Based on the research findings, the study concluded that there was a strong positive and significant relationship between two variables welfare benefits (medical and educational) and job satisfaction. A review of social security schemes policy in line with the current market trends as well as improving awareness programmes for welfare benefits at the selected universities were presented as recommendations.
Keywords: Medical Benefits, Educational Benefits, And Social Security Schemes, Job Satisfaction.
Title: INFLUENCE OF EMPLOYEE WELFARE PRACTICES ON JOB SATISFACTION IN SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA
Author: Emmah M. Thuo, Dr. Teresa Wambugu
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
Vol. 10, Issue 3, July 2022 - September 2022
Page No: 399-420
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Published Date: 08-September-2022
