ABSTRACT

The study examines the effect of wage administration system on employees’ job satisfaction in the manufacturing industry. One major problem that necessitated this study is poor wages and salary. The specific objective of the study is to determine the effect of work hazard on job satisfaction in the selected manufacturing organization and to ascertain effect of work experience on employee retention in the selected manufacturing organizations.  The study adopted the survey research design and questionnaire was used as data gathering instrument. Primary and secondary data were extensively used. Primary data were generated by the use of a structured questionnaire. The population comprised of 503 employees of the selected manufacturing industries in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Taro Yamane (1967) formula was used to get a sample size of 202. The 5 point Likert scale was used in the construction of the questionnaire distributed to the respondents. The statistical tool employed in testing the hypotheses were the ordinary least square (OLS) involving the simple regression analysis using SPSS version 20. From the statistical analysis of the hypotheses, it was discovered that work hazards has a positive significant effect on job satisfaction in the selected organizations. The study also revealed that work experience has a positive significant effect on employee’s retention in the selected organization. The researcher concluded that since wage administration is an aspect of industrial relations, it should be one area of interaction between workers and government or employees and management. The researcher therefore, recommended that management should always pay attention to the salary of their employees in relation to their exposure to work hazards, work experience and academic qualification so that their take-home pay can provide at least their basic needs during crisis on the job.