Comparative study of casual and regular workers’ job satisfaction and commitment in two selected banks in Lagos state

Abstract

This study investigated the comparative study of regular and casual workers‘ job satisfaction and commitment in two selected banks in Lagos State, A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A total of 145 respondents were selected for the study using proportionate stratified sampling technique. The instrument used for this study was a set of questionnaire comprising two sub-scales (Job Satisfaction and job commitment scales with reliability co-efficient 0.87 and 0.89 respectively) The data collected through questionnaire was analyzed using t-test statistics. The findings of the study revealed that there was no significant difference between job satisfaction of casual and regular workers: Also both casual and regular workers demonstrated equal level of job commitment in the selected banks in Lagos State. Based on the findings, it was recommended that Organizations should ensure conducive physical working conditions of workplace provide incentives and put in place financial incentives policy for its workers. This will definitely enhance job satisfaction and commitment to organizational goal achievement among the workforce.