Truancy and Job Satisfaction Towards Sponsored Child - Care Facility in India
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https://doi.org/10.17010/pijom/2018/v11i7/129937Keywords:
Child-Care
, Employers' Sponsored, Job Satisfaction, Truancy RateJEL Classification
, J13, M10, N3Publishing Chronology
, Paper Submission Date, April 10, 2018, Paper sent back for Revision, June 22, Paper Acceptance Date, June 25, 2018Abstract
The major issue is child-care in the present scenario for dual career couples. The present paper attempted to identify the need of employers' sponsored child-care facilities. Moreover, it analyzed the impact of sponsored child care facility on the truancy rate and level of job satisfaction of the employees. For this purpose, a cross-sectional study was conducted from January - June 2017. A close - ended questionnaire was self-administered to dual career couples from Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh to analyze their perceptions towards employers' sponsored child-care facilities ; 320 questionnaires were distributed in the selected sampling region and only 205 were returned, with a response rate of 64.04%. Structural equation modeling was employed for the analysis purposes. Results indicated that there was a higher need of employers' sponsored child-care facility. These facilities had a significant impact on the truancy rate of employees. Future studies can evaluate how employers and employees get benefited by this child-care facility. The present study revealed the value of employers' sponsored child-care facilities.Downloads
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