Job Satisfaction in Federal Structure - A Case of Bhojpur, Nepal

Purpose: The feelings that an employee have for the job is essential to be  analyzed the job satisfaction level of  government employees after implementation of federal state  in the context of Bhojpur district of Nepal.

Design/Methodology/Approach: The questionnaire was distributed to governmental employees via mail and direct distribution to respective offices of Bhojpur district with 93.8% of response rate. The data has been divided into local, provincial and federal categories and separately analyzed along with combined analysis too.  Satisfaction level along with the factors of the same was accessed using SPSS for descriptive and inferential statistics.

Findings/Result: Government employees from all tiers of government viz. local, provincial and federal are dissatisfied with present remuneration, benefit and employee adjustment process along with present organizational structure, wage policy, present work performance evaluation system and decision-making system in offices but satisfied with present leave system after promulgation of federal structure. Present job authority and position are acceptable level for employees working in all three tiers of government. Most crucial factor seems to be promotion and career growth rather than remuneration. Job training, working environment, team spirit and right work performance evaluation system seem to be major parameters for job satisfaction. Job location is temporary in nature which can be easily handled. Strong reservation on promotion and job rotation approach which is included in new federal structure by all tiers of government employees.

Originality/Value: It is a survey research to guide for amendment of present organizational structures and wage policy in new federal structure of Nepal.

Paper Type: Survey based Policy Research