The Impact of Sound Industrial Relations on Job Satisfaction: A Case of Different Manufacturing Industries in Bangladesh

Abstract

Comparing to the enormous changes in the infrastructure and communication with the dramatic diversity at the workplace the norms, values and personal thinking of the workers have been changing drastically and the effect of those mental revolution influences at the workplace. As Bangladesh is a flourishing economy, the industrial sector faces different challenges at workplace. The focus of this study is to find out the current industrial relations practices and the relative job satisfaction at different manufacturing industrial sector in Bangladesh. The study is based on field survey where randomly selected twelve manufacturing industries in Barisal division through observing and talking with workers and managers information are collected through ninety seven respondents. It is found that for maintaining harmonious relationship at industrial premises twelve factors are much  influential such as Job security, work environment, healthy and safely measures, Fair practices of Labor court, Wages & monetary benefit, Grievance handling procedures, Industrial democracy, Participation in Decision making, training and development, structured conflict resolution procedures, strong collective bargaining agent, Existence of Trade union and have positive influences with job satisfaction. Through this study it is found that there is a positive relationship exists between sound industrial relations and job satisfaction and the study developed by using hypothesis with multiple regression models. Finally the research finished on the conclusion that workers job satisfaction is the result of sound industrial relations.

Keywords: Industrial Relations, job Satisfaction, Manufacturing industrial sector, multiple regression model