EMPLOYEES' TREATMENT AND WORK ENGAGEMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, PHILIPPINES

Christian Camille Grapa Credo, Leo C. Naparota, Julius B. Elopre, Edgardo S. Cabalida

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This study aimed to determine the employees’ treatment and its effects on the work engagement of employees in the Department of Agrarian Reform, Zamboanga del Norte during the calendar year 2023. The study is premised on the hypothesis that there is no significant relationship between employee treatment and work engagement. Descriptive survey and descriptive-correlational research methods were used in the study. One hundred twenty-one (121) employees of the Department of Agrarian Reform, Zamboanga del Norte were the respondents of the study. Frequency count and percentage, weighted mean, Kruskal-Wallis H Test, and Mann-Whitney U Test were the statistical tools utilized in the study. The result revealed that the majority of the employees of the Department of Agrarian Reform, Zamboanga del Norte were females, 31 years old and above, earned at least masteral units, with 6 years and above work experience, and are permanent employees. The level of employees’ treatment in terms of workers’ rights, respect in the workplace, and caring relationships of the Department of Agrarian Reform, Zamboanga del Norte was very high. The level of work engagement in terms of physical, cognitive, and emotional of the Department of Agrarian Reform, Zamboanga del Norte was very high. A significant difference in the level of employee treatment when the respondents were grouped in terms of status of employment was detected. However, no significant difference was observed in the level of employee treatment when respondents were grouped in terms of gender, age, educational attainment, and years of service. No significant difference was noted in the level of work engagement when respondents were grouped in terms of their profile. A significant positive low correlation between the levels of employee treatment and work engagement was discovered. Based on the findings and conclusions of the study, the author recommends that the Department of Agrarian Reform Central, Regional, and Provincial Offices utilize the findings of this study as valuable input for a policy formulation on the reward system of the department to further encourage personnel to maintain and even improve the level of employee treatment and work engagement.

 

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