A Practice for Employers to Boost Employees Satisfaction Levels - Essay Example

 For the first group, Group A, a survey was sent to 20 random employees who had access to the office gym and also were offered an incentive of 30 minutes of paid gym time by their office.  For the second group, Group B, a survey was sent to 20 random employees, all of whom had access to the office gym but were not paid to do so by the company. Randomization was done through the use of a computer program to select random employee ID numbers.

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After the data was collected, it was graphed and analyzed.  The first graph on the left compares the amount of office gym time that was used between the two groups.  The top box plot shows Group A’s use of the gym, while the bottom box plot shows Group B’s use of the gym. As can be seen from the box plot, Group A spent considerably more time in the gym, and this was most likely due to the paid incentive. However, this graph alone is not enough to determine the program’s success.  For further analysis, the box plot on the right shows employee satisfaction between the two groups. As can be seen from the box plot, it appears that Group A has slightly higher employee satisfaction.

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Further analysis was conducted by calculating the summary statistics.  The table shows the calculated summary statistics for gym time for each group. From the summary statistics calculated in this table, we can conclude that Group A's gym time was higher than Group B's.  This was most likely due to the paid incentive for Group A. However, a link needs to be made to prove the benefits involved.

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To show this link, the employee satisfaction summary statistics show the differences in employee satisfaction between the two groups. As can be seen by the summary statistics, the mean and median for Group A are both considerably higher. As such, it is statistically confirmed that Group A's level of satisfaction is higher than that of Group B.

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In conclusion, offering a paid gym incentive does not only increase the amount of gym time for employees but more importantly increases the level of employee satisfaction. This should be seen as a win-win practice for employers, who can not only boost their employees’ health but also their satisfaction levels.  If employees maintain a high level of satisfaction, then they are more likely to have greater longevity with a company and work harder also.