Abstract:
The working conditions of the Ghana Commercial Bank Limited (GCB Ltd)
has been regarded by its members of staff as unfavorable, as it has had
negative repercussions on their health. By virtue of this problem, this study
sought to ascertain the effect of the conditions of work on the health of the
bank’s staff members in Kumasi Zone. Specifically, the research examined the
elements that motivated workers to render their services with the bank, the
nature of their conditions of work and the health problems that besotted them
as a result of their working conditions.
One hundred and fifteen (115) respondents were selected from a population of
one hundred and twenty (120) respondents. The stratified sampling method
was adopted to classify the respondents into seven categories to reflect their
job descriptions. The simple random sampling technique was then employed
to select the embarked 115 respondents. The descriptive survey was adopted
as the research design, while questionnaire was used as the instrument for data
collection to elicit primary data. Tables, pie charts and bar graphs were
employed as the methods for data analysis.
Finding from the study depicted that most workers bemoaned their late
closure from work on a daily basis, which was obligatory. They saw this
aspect of their job as undesirable, as it eventually caused stress, high blood
pressure, obesity and other illnesses in their lives, as a remedy to the said
problems, early closure from work and the enforcement of the division of
labour in the bank were suggested mechanisms to pre-empt stress and its
associated diseases
