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A Study on Millennial Perception on Work Life in Public Sector


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1 Department of Management Studies, Women’s Christian College, Chennai, India
 

Objective: To study of millennials perception on factors like recruitment process, attitude towards their job, relationship management, work environment, work life balance, job satisfaction with respect to compensation, benefits and welfare facilities in public sector. To identify the factor which influenced them to work in public sector and attrition level? To assess their need for pension plan, career advancement opportunities, and to suggest on the changes to be incorporated to pool in the best talents among the millennials into public sector.

Method: A descriptive research methodology which drew samples from various public sector. A convenient sampling technique helped in obtaining responses through a questionnaire from 100 respondents working in various public sectors. Employees who are managers, assistant managers and who belong to the non- executive grade were the respondents of the research. The questioner reflected their perception on the various factors associated with work life.

Findings: The major findings of the research are, work experience has a significant relationship with the attitude towards the job, marital status has a significant impact on work life balance, relationship management has an impact on the attrition level, irrespective of the work experience there is a significant association for need of pension plan, impact on potential determination on difficulty in passing the exam and the cause that influenced millennials and reason for passion to work in public sector. Majority of the respondents said they do not have career advancement opportunity.

Improvements/Applications: Recruitment process has to be restructured and the syllabus to be made relevant to the job field, pension plan has to be reintroduced, promotions to be provided based on performance and not by seniority.


Keywords

Millennials, Work-Life, Public Sector, Recruitment Process, Attitude toward Job, Work Environment, Relationship Management, Work Life Balance, Job Security, Pension.
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Authors

P. Carolin Golda
Department of Management Studies, Women’s Christian College, Chennai, India
P. Beulah
Department of Management Studies, Women’s Christian College, Chennai, India

Abstract


Objective: To study of millennials perception on factors like recruitment process, attitude towards their job, relationship management, work environment, work life balance, job satisfaction with respect to compensation, benefits and welfare facilities in public sector. To identify the factor which influenced them to work in public sector and attrition level? To assess their need for pension plan, career advancement opportunities, and to suggest on the changes to be incorporated to pool in the best talents among the millennials into public sector.

Method: A descriptive research methodology which drew samples from various public sector. A convenient sampling technique helped in obtaining responses through a questionnaire from 100 respondents working in various public sectors. Employees who are managers, assistant managers and who belong to the non- executive grade were the respondents of the research. The questioner reflected their perception on the various factors associated with work life.

Findings: The major findings of the research are, work experience has a significant relationship with the attitude towards the job, marital status has a significant impact on work life balance, relationship management has an impact on the attrition level, irrespective of the work experience there is a significant association for need of pension plan, impact on potential determination on difficulty in passing the exam and the cause that influenced millennials and reason for passion to work in public sector. Majority of the respondents said they do not have career advancement opportunity.

Improvements/Applications: Recruitment process has to be restructured and the syllabus to be made relevant to the job field, pension plan has to be reintroduced, promotions to be provided based on performance and not by seniority.


Keywords


Millennials, Work-Life, Public Sector, Recruitment Process, Attitude toward Job, Work Environment, Relationship Management, Work Life Balance, Job Security, Pension.

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