Examining the Impact of Welfare Facilities on Building Construction Employee’s Performance in the Eastern Region of Ghana

• 作者: Timothy Adu Gyamfi King Solomon Akorli Samuel Osae Edward Nana Addy
• 来源期刊: 房屋建造与规划研究(英文)
• 学科: 数学
• 关键词: Welfare Facilities Construction Site Eastern Region Construction Workers Workers Performance
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（1）
• 页码范围: 40-55
• 页数: 16页
• 分类号: O17

摘要

Building Construction employees essentially required sufficient welfare facilities such as a place for washing, shower, change over, eat and drink, a place to store and hang clothing. Yet, these fundamental necessities are regularly dis</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">regarded. Decent welfare facilities can absolutely promote health and well-being</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and can aid to avert contracting diseases at building construction site. The aim of this study is to examine the impact of welfare facilities on building construction workers performance in the Eastern </span><a name="_Hlk47637831"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Region Ghana. The objec</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">tives were to identify welfare facilities provided by building construction firms,</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> evaluate the satisfaction level of building construction firms’ employees with welfare facilities in Eastern Region, and determine the relationship between provision of welfare facilities and employee’s performance. The study employed convenient sample to investigate 80 building construction employees through questionnaires administration. Data generated from the survey was further analyzed using SPSS, weighted mean formula was used to determine the mean ranking, and descriptive and inferential statistics such as mean score, percentages, frequencies and chi square were used. The study reveals that the extent of welfare facilities at various construction sites was almost unavailability of sanitary and toilet facilities, unavailability of washing facilities, and unavailability of changing room, whiles drinking water and locker facilities were available but not sufficient. The study further finds that construction employees are dissatisfied with the condition of welfare facilities provided at their various work places. The study finally concludes that if workers are provided with decent welfare facilities at various building construction sites, it will motivate them