A study on the effects of job rotation on body discomfort, employee productivity and job satisfaction on selected garment companies

Abstract

This study is about the effect of job rotation on employee productivity and satisfaction on selected garment companies in the Philippines. Questionnaires such as Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire (CMDQ) and Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) were distributed to the sewers of two companies to determine the muscular discomfort and satisfaction they feel towards the rotational job versus non-rotational job. Production rates of the respondents were also obtained to serve as basis on how they perform their tasks. Same set of questionnaires were given to the workers after job rotation was implemented. After which, the production rates were recorded again to be able to compare that with the previous setup. To determine the effect of job rotation on employee productivity and satisfaction, the analysis of variance was used. The results showed that the application of job rotation is generally beneficial to both garments companies. However, the demographics of the works must be taken into consideration. For both companies, same result was obtained: Discomfort is directly proportional with age. Same conclusion goes with job tenure; it is directly proportional with MSD. On the other hand, when job rotation was implemented, the discomfort of the sewers decreased as compared to the discomfort they experienced during a non-rotational job.