Socio Socio-Economic Impact of Wage Inequality on Employee’s Satisfaction
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.59365/amsj.3(1).2024.124Keywords:
Income inequality; socio-economic factors; employee’s satisfaction; public sector; private sector; university employee; bank employee; hospital employee; social factors; behavioral factors; psychological factors; economic factors happiness and motivationAbstract
This study addressed the research gap in understanding the factors that contribute to wage inequality and their impact on employee satisfaction in the public and private sectors. The study's objectives included exploring factors contributing to wage inequality, examining the impact of socio-economic factors on job satisfaction, and proposing measures to reduce wage inequality and improve job satisfaction in both sectors. The study collected primary data through questionnaire method from the public and private sectors of twin cities to estimate the direct effect of independent variables on employee satisfaction. The stratified sampling technique was used for the comparison of employees who are more satisfied either in the private or public sector. The study also used a binary logistic
model to examine the null hypothesis, which stated that there was a significant gap in employee fulfillment among private or public sectors and that there was a significant difference in socio-economic factors of employees in both sectors. The analysis included 407 cases. The frequency of private institution employees was 186 while public institution employees was 221. It is believed that the study's
findings will contribute to the current conversation about pay disparities and provide organizations and decision-makers with practical advice for raising satisfaction with work and decreasing wage inequality.
