The effects of working conditions on the health of the staff of Ghana Commercial Bank limited in Ashanti zone

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