Guidelines for the Development of the Quality of Work Life of Employees of the Petra Group Company Limited

Abstract

This research aimed to (1) study the quality of the work life of employees of the Petra Group Company Limited; (2) compare the quality of work life of these employees classified by personal factors and (3) present the guidelines for the development of the quality of work life of the employees. The sample population consisted of 255 employees of Petra Group Company Limited. The research instrument was a questionnaire eliciting opinions concerning the quality of work life of the employees. The reliability level was 0.967. Utilizing techniques of descriptive statistics, the researcher analyzed the data collected in terms of frequency, percentage, mean (M) and standard deviation (SD). The techniques of independent samples t test and one-way analysis of variation (ANOVA) in addition to the Scheffé’s post hoc test method were also employed by the researcher.

Findings are as follows: 1. The employees exhibited opinions concerning the quality of work life overall at a high level. 2. In comparing the quality of the work life of the employees, it was found that the employees who differed in age and work position did not exhibit concomitant differences in their opinions regarding the quality of work life overall and for all aspects. The employees who differed in work experience, educational level, and salary rate displayed parallel differences at the statistically significant level of .05 in respect of their overall opinions toward the quality of work life. 3. Guidelines for the development of the quality of work life of the employees are to increase germane planning and relevant policies on the part of the company administration, as well as to develop the quality of work life continuously on the basis of a clear and concrete system.