The Association between Work-Life Balance and Rewards towards Job Satisfaction amongst Employees at Private Universities in Klang Valley.

This study aims to explore the effect of work-life balance and rewards towards job satisfaction amongst employees working at the private universities in Klang Valley. This study will employ a quantitative method by utilising self-managed questionnaires to collect the data from the employees working at the private universities. The questionnaire will assess key features of job satisfaction involving reward and work-life balance amongst the employees working in the private universities at Klang Valley.
By analysing the data collected, the descriptive statistics will provide an outline of the overall job satisfaction amongst the employees surveyed. In addition, inferential statistical techniques will be employed to identify significant correlations between the demographic elements such as age, gender, marital status and their job satisfaction. The findings from this study are projected to offer beneficial insights for the employees, policymakers and university administrators. By understanding the elements that drive job satisfaction, institutions can acquire targeted approaches to enhance employees’ well-being and engagement. This could lead to enhanced organisational performance, increasing employees’ retention, with a productive and positive and work settings within the competitive surroundings of private universities in Klang Valley.

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