EMPLOYEES PERCEPTION TOWARDS LONG WORKING HOURS IN COMMERCIAL BANKS OF NEPAL

Abstract

Working for more than more than 8 hours a day is considered as over time or long working hours as per the Labor Act of Nepal. In this vein this study investigates the perceptions of employees regarding long working hours in commercial banks in Nepal. Utilizing a descriptive and correlation research design, data were collected through structured questionnaires. Among the employees 175 employees across four major banks manage to respond questionnaire. In order to analyze the relationship between demographics variables such as age, gender etc. and employees' satisfaction, ANOVA Test was used and Pearson’s Correlation analysis was used to analyze the effect of long working hours in employees. The analysis reveals that everyone have to work for more than 8 hours a day and working long hours leads to more stress at work, a bad balance between work and personal life, less satisfaction with the job. Even though the people were different ages, genders, educations, and experience levels, these factors didn't really change how satisfied they were with their jobs The analysis also found that being stressed at work makes people less satisfied with their jobs, but having a good balance between work and personal life and feeling you have control over your time makes them more satisfied. Basically, the study says banks need to manage workloads better and have policies that help employees feel better so they can do their jobs well. Overall, it shows how important it is to reduce stress at work and make sure employees have a good balance between work and personal life to create a happier and more productive workplace for bank workers in Nepal.