Study on corporate welfare, job satisfaction and intent to leave --- A case study of a news agency --- Abstract An corporate that provides excellent salary and welfare should be able to pool talents and gain advantage in the labor market. As salary and welfare are part of the operating costs of the corporate, how to satisfy employees¡¦ demands and needs at the lowest costs would an important task for the management. In addition, how does the welfare provided by the management retain talents, boost working morale, and create harmonious labor relationships? By surveying employees¡¦ individual traits, their actual demand and satisfaction with the current welfare incentives, the management can efficiently satisfy their needs. Additionally, the theory of characteristics in labor economics is adopted to interpret the difference in welfare requirements demanded by homogenous and heterogeneous employees. This study has been conducted with the objectives as follows: (1) Study and analysis of the difference between the welfare demand and employee¡¦s individual traits (monetary and non-monetary demands). (2) Study and analysis of the relationship and effects among the welfare provided by the corporate, employees¡¦ job satisfaction and the intent to leave. This study has adopted SPSS FOR WINDOWS as the tool for statistical analysis. For sampling data in descriptive statistics, use frequency distribution, and examine the levels of confidence of all frequency tables and their consistency and correlated coefficient Cronbach¡¥s £\ of all variables. Factor analysis of main ingredients, single factor variant analysis, one way ANOVA and subsequent inspection are conducted to review the difference of different variables. PEARSON analysis and REGRESSION analysis are used to examine variables of individual background, and the predictability of corporate welfare in relation to job satisfaction and intent to leave. Major findings include the following: 1. Influences of individual traits on welfare satisfaction, corporate welfare demand, job satisfaction and intent to leave: 1) Based on the analysis on satisfaction, only educational background, division of department, and current salary have significant impact on the satisfaction of corporate welfare. 2) Based on the analysis on different types of welfare demand: Gender, educational background and division of department have significant influence on the demand for monetary welfare; and educational background, division of department and current salary have significant influence on the demand for non-monetary welfare. 3) Based on the analysis of job satisfaction. In the area of group interaction satisfaction; gender, age, marital status, educational background and division of department have significant influence; however, in the area of actual income satisfaction, only educational background and division of department have significant influence. 4) Based on the analysis of relationship between individual traits and intent to leave. There is no significant influence in gender, age, educational level, current salary, nor division of department. Significant influence of marital status is found higher in females than that of males on average. In significant influence of division of department, the average of executive employees is higher than other departments. 2. Influence of corporate welfare measures to job satisfaction In the analysis of influence of job satisfaction to ¡§welfare satisfaction¡¨ and ¡§welfare demand¡¨; the higher the ¡§welfare satisfaction¡¨, the higher the ¡§group interaction satisfaction, and the higher the ¡§satisfaction with actual income¡¨. However, ¡§demand on monetary welfare¡¨ is inversely correlated to ¡§group interaction satisfaction¡¨, that is the higher the ¡§demand on monetary welfare¡¨, the lower the ¡§group interaction satisfaction¡¨. Additionally, ¡§demand on monetary welfare¡¨ is positively correlated to the ¡§satisfaction with actual income¡¨ which indicates that those with higher ¡§demand on monetary welfare¡¨ also has higher ¡§satisfaction with actual income¡¨. The results found in ¡§demand on non-monetary welfare¡¨ analysis is the same as that of the ¡§demand for monetary welfare¡¨. 3. Influence of job satisfaction on intent to leave: ¡§Group interaction satisfaction¡¨ and ¡§satisfaction with actual income¡¨ are inversely correlated to the intent to leave. In other words, those who are more satisfied with the group interaction and actual income are less likely to quit. 4. Corporate welfare measures have influence on job satisfaction and results in intent to leave: The influence of ¡§welfare satisfaction¡¨ on group interaction satisfaction, satisfaction of actual working income, overall job satisfaction and intent to leave is highly predicted. Positive influence is predicted when the supply meets the demand of ¡§monetary welfare¡¨ and ¡§non-monetary welfare¡¨ on high group interaction satisfaction, satisfaction with actual working income, and overall job satisfaction. Which indicates that when the corporate welfare is promoted, employees¡¦ satisfaction and job satisfaction will also improve and employees would be less likely to quit. Key words: corporate welfare, job satisfaction, intent to leave.

This research mainly discusses the relationship among the hours of work, specific industries, laws and regulations. We hope that the government and firms can understand the status of current hours of work so that it can be the references for them to adopt flexible human resources strategies. The questionnaire survey was adopted for the study. The samples are the experts of human resources. Totally, 350 questionnaires were distributed, and 120 of them are valid samples. Through statistical analysis, the main results of the study could be summarized in the following two parts: 1. There were some significant correlations between the hours of work and industry:¡]1¡^the hours of work of altering work schedule was positively and significantly related to different industry.¡]2¡^The hours of work a week and the pay for overtime were positively and significantly related to different industry.¡]3¡^Part-time schedule may calculate their overtime earlier than other schedules. The altering work schedule needs to report in for duty are more common than other jobs. ¡]4¡^The vacation and leave policy were significantly associated with different industry. 2. Some significant differences between hours of work and laws and regulations were found.¡]1¡^Some of firms¡¦ hours of work are better than mandatory. For example, the hours of work a week, vacation and leave policy.¡]2¡^Some of firms¡¦ hours of work are worse than mandatory. For example, the hours of work a week, vacation, leave, overtime policy.

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With more than 50 percent of mothers in the workforce by their child’s first birthday, maternity leave’s influence on mothers’ well-being and the mother-infant interaction has implications for millions of employed mothers and their children. In this study, I used data from the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care to examine the relations between variation in maternity leave benefit, length of leave, maternal well-being and mother-infant interaction within the context in which mothers make decisions to return to employment after childbirth. These associations depend on a number of important contextual factors including mothers’ subjective beliefs about the costs of employment, family structure and financial situation, mothers’ separation anxiety, and their commitment to work, all of which have important implications for both family and policy. The financial benefit that mothers use during leave varied positively with their socio-demographic characteristics. Paid leaves were related to shorter leaves and to fewer depressive symptoms, but had no direct relation with parenting stress or sensitivity. Mothers’ beliefs about the costs of employment, family structure and finances moderated the effects of paid leave. No direct association emerged between leave length and either maternal well-being or sensitivity, but interactions between leave length and both separation anxiety and work commitment indicated that long leaves are beneficial for only a sub-group of mothers. Results from this study indicate that individual differences are important in understanding the relations among leave type, leave length, maternal well-being and sensitivity. Consequently, effective maternity leave policy should be flexible to accommodate the varying needs of new mothers. / text

Due to globalisation and resulting work mobility, organisations are forced to compete for talented people. As a result organisations are starting to realise the importance of their human capital, human capital is viewed as the greatest contributor to organisational success. This is evident through the war for talent throughout the world. All organisations are fighting to have the best people as it is believed that talented people add value to the bottom line of the business and give the business a competitive edge. In an attempt to retain talented people, the needs and expectations of these people must be taken seriously. The main research objective of the study was to investigate leadership expectations (what employees expect from their leaders), to what extent their expectations are met and the impact of these leadership expectations on work engagement and intention to leave. In the study, both qualitative and quantitative research methods were utilised to achieve the objectives. Focus groups in each department of the factory were utilised to gather information on what employees expect from their leaders. Employees were interviewed and open ended questions were utilised to give employees an opportunity to express themselves. The information gathered from the focus groups was utilised to design a new leadership expectations checklist. The aim of this checklist is to measure leadership expectations and the extent to which those expectations are met. A total sample of 156 (n =156) employees took part in the research. The result of the study indicated that employees consider the following expectations as important: Relationship with supervisor (ranked as first); Appreciation of good work and Regular feedback (both ranked second); Support from supervisor (ranked third); 2 Communication (ranked fourth) ; Studying further (ranked fifth) ; Independence (ranked sixth); and Coaching (ranked seventh). Results further indicate that leadership expectation met does predict engagement, the more the leadership expectations are met the more the engaged the employees become. Regarding turnover there was a negative relationship between leadership expectation and turnover. Recommendation to the organisation and for future research were made. / MA, Industrial Psychology, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2011

Parental leave is a broad term that encompasses maternity and/or paternity leave to care for an infant. Parental leave provides job protection for workers and may be paid or unpaid, with provisions varying throughout the world. Every industrialized nation offers some form of paid parental leave, with the exception of the United States, whose only federal policy regarding parental leave is the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), a law that allows eligible workers to take up to twelve weeks of unpaid, job protected leave for the birth or adoption of a child. This research project explored how parents understand and navigate the process of parental leave in the United States, and, using an anthropological perspective, situated these narratives into the overall framework of parental leave policy and use in this country. Data were collected through surveys (N=32) and in-depth, semi-structured interviews with expectant parents, most of whom were expecting their first child (N=20). The results of this study found that parental leave is valued, especially for the purposes of bonding and establishing breastfeeding. Parents were grateful for the length of leave they were able to take, but many would have liked to have a longer leave. Their decisions on whether to use parental leave were shaped by cultural norms relating to gender and worker roles within society, and also the ways in which parents embodied their role as mother or father. Parents also faced a complex situation regarding the availability and accessibility of parental leave within their workplace. While some parents had the option of taking job-protected leave under the FMLA, they did not feel that the leave was accessible, either because they could not afford unpaid leave, or because they feared that taking more leave than what was considered to be the norm in their workplace would have a detrimental impact on their career.

Currently in Australia, 80% of women are employed during first pregnancy, and 40% resume employment in the postpartum. The first aim of this study was to identify which of a broad range of factors, including maternal preferences, maternal separation anxiety and maternity entitlements, contributed to maternal employment in the first 10 postpartum. The second aim was to identify the contribution of women’s satisfaction with employment arrangements to their psychological well-being. Participants were 165 employed pregnant women over 18 years of age and with sufficient English for completion of study materials, systematically recruited in the third trimester of pregnancy. Data were collected in pregnancy and at 3 and 10 months postpartum. Maternal preferences, not or no longer breastfeeding and lower maternal separation anxiety were associated with significantly increased likelihood of resuming postpartum employment when maternal age, educational attainment and occupational status were controlled for. A constellation of adverse employment conditions made independent contributions to measurably worse maternal mood including experiencing sexual discrimination in pregnancy, no maternity entitlements when known determinants of poorer maternal well-being were controlled in regression analyses. These findings provide evidence about the relevance of structural determinants to maternal well-being, and highlight the urgency of a national paid parental leave scheme in Australia.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1989. / Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Frank Smith. Dissertation Committee: Pearl Kane. Bibliography: leaves 117-123.

Thesis (doctoral)--Göteborgs universitet, 2001. / Extra t.p. with thesis statement inserted. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 1989. / Title from title page screen, viewed October 24, 2005. Dissertation Committee: Rodney P. Riegle (chair), Paul W. Batty, J. Christopher Eisele, Jerry R. Moskus, Thomas W. Nelson. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 180-191) and abstract. Also available in print.