Abstract:

Lackadaisical attitude and high employee turnover, and broken morals are becoming normal phenomena among employees at the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation, Ministry of Public Works, Guyana. This study aims to examine factors that affect the behaviour, attitude and performance of the employees at the Demerara Bridge Corporation and to determine the relationship between the employees and work-related factors on job satisfaction of the remaining employees. A total of 100 questionnaires were completed in this survey. Multiple regression analysis was used to analyse the data. The findings reveal that there are factors, namely the employee’s maturity level and coworkers and supervisor support significantly contribute to job satisfaction among the employees, highlighting that the relationship shared plays a very important role in their satisfaction within the workplace. The implication of this study is of great importance for the organisation in developing its retention package and recommendations to increase job satisfaction among the recruits of the organisation.

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