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AN ANALYSIS OF JOB SATISFACTION AND WAGES OF THE WORKERS IN RURAL INDUSTRIES OF DISTRICT LOWER DIR. KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA- PAKISTAN (A CASE STUDY OF CRUSH PLANTS, MARBLE AND FURNITURE INDUSTRIES)

. Shahid Khan, Taimoor Khalid, Dr. Faisal Khan, Dr. Liaqat Ali & Dr. Nayab Ali


Abstract

The current study was conducted with main objective to analysis wages and job satisfaction among industrial workers in District Dir. Lower, KP-Pakistan. Data was collected from 279 industrial workers of Crush Plants, Marble and Furniture Industries. The multistage random sampling was followed for collection of information from sampled respondents. The nature of the study was quantitative and cross sectional where Chi-square and Kendall’s Tc tests were used to measure the association between independent statements of wages and dependent variable (wages of the workers). The association between the independent statements I feel   I am being paid a fair amount for the work I do” was significant and positive, wages of the workers and quality of the work was significant but inverse and for equitable amount of wages the association was non-significant and positive in direction. Based on Chi-square and Tau-c values, the association between equitable amount of wages as like other organization found significant and positive and for extra remuneration/overtime wages it was also significant and positive in direction. While this association was non-significant for independent statement of full and timely payment and I will consider to quit my job for another with better payment it was also non-significant in relation. The study conclude that fair amount of wages, full and in-time payment, overtime wages and equitable amount of payment were major concern of the sampled population. To safeguard minimum wages right of workers’ the local company management should ensure the payment policy of government and revised their wages according to the national and international wages acts accordingly.

Key Words;   Job Satisfaction, Wages, Workers, Rural Industries, KP-Pakistan

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