WORKLIFE BALANCE AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONGST NURSES STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BENIN TEACHING HOSPITAL IN BENIN CITY, EDO STATE.

The purpose of this study was to ascertain worklife balance on job satisfaction of employees in UBTH, Benin City, Edo state. To actualize the objectives of this study, the study raised four research questions which was aligned to worklife balance practices (good working conditions, flexible working arrangements, leave policy and family responsibilities). The study covered a sample size of one hundred and seventy-eight (178), of which same number (178) of questionnaire were distributed, retrieved and used for data analysis. Descriptive statistics (Frequency, simple percentage and mean) and inferential statistics were utilized for the study’s empirical analysis. The findings arrived at after the empirical analysis were: there is a significant relationship between good working conditions on job satisfaction among nurses in University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo State; there is no significant relationship between flexible working arrangements on job satisfaction among nurses in University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo State; there is a significant relationship between leave policy on job satisfaction among nurses in University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo State; and there is a significant relationship between family responsibilities on job satisfaction among nurses in University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo State. The following recommendations were made based on the findings of the study: the hospital should continually promote good working condition by adopting effective measures such as provision of modern amenities and implementation of good employees’ safety practices; the hospital should ensure that they continuously involve employees in their activities as such would give the employees a sense of belonging within the organization; the hospital should improve on their flexible working arrangements practices in order to enjoy the benefit of improved job satisfaction; and the hospital should continually grant leaves to employees when necessary as such will create the feeling within employees that they are cared for by the management.