COMPARISON OF JOB SATISFACTION LEVEL AMONG PUBLIC SECTOR AND PRIVATE SECTOR BANK EMPLOYEES IN H.P.

Abstract

An attempt has been made to find out and compare the level of job satisfaction among various bank employees in public sector banks and private sector banks in Himachal Pradesh For this various variables have been taken to find out satisfaction with the hours worked each week in the bank, satisfaction with the flexibility in scheduling in the bank, satisfaction with the location of work, satisfaction with the amount of paid vacation time/ sick leave offered, satisfaction with the facilities provided to do their job, satisfaction with the salary, satisfaction with the process used to determine promotion, satisfaction with the benefits that the bank is providing like health insurance, life insurance, etc., satisfaction with the recognition for work accomplished, satisfaction with the level of job security, satisfaction with the relationship with your co-workers, satisfaction with their superiors and with their subordinate (if applicable), satisfaction with the opportunity they are getting to utilize their skills and talents and to learn new skills, satisfaction with the support you are getting for training and education in the bank, satisfaction with the variety of job responsibilities in the bank, satisfaction with the degree of independence associated with their work roles, satisfaction with the opportunities you are getting for periodic changes in duties, satisfaction with their ability to maintain a reasonable balance between family life and work life, satisfaction with the work they are doing, satisfaction with the freedom to make their decisions and to act on them, satisfaction with their possibilities for future career progression at the bank. In order to find out the satisfaction level regarding various factors, a survey of 300 employees from two public sector banks (SBI and PNB) and two private sector banks (HDFC and ICICI) of Himachal Pradesh has been carried out