Impact of Employee Health and Safety Practices on Turnover in the Selected City Councils: A Study of Mbale And Jinja, Eastern Uganda

Wataka Willies (PhD), Dr. Katuramu Abeera Odetha (Phd) and Assoc. Prof. Tarabinah
Additional contact information
Wataka Willies (PhD): Department of Political and Administrative Studies, Kampala International University, Uganda
Dr. Katuramu Abeera Odetha (Phd): Department of Political and Administrative Studies, Kampala International University, Uganda
Assoc. Prof. Tarabinah: Department of Political and Administrative Studies, Kampala International University, Uganda

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2025, vol. 9, issue 14, 1207-1214

Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between employee health and safety practices and turnover rates in Ugandan city councils, focusing on Mbale and Jinja municipalities. Employing a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design, data were collected from 341 public sector employees through structured questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Quantitative analysis revealed moderate implementation of health and safety protocols (mean = 2.86/5), with critical deficits in protective equipment provision (73% unmet needs) and annual safety training (68% non-compliance). Correlation analysis demonstrated a strong inverse relationship between health/safety practices and turnover intentions (r=−0.719r = -0.719r=−0.719, p

Date: 2025
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/ ... sue-14/1207-1214.pdf (application/pdf)
https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/arti ... inja-eastern-uganda/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bcp:journl:v:9:y:2025:issue-14:p:1207-1214

Access Statistics for this article

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science is currently edited by Dr. Nidhi Malhan

More articles in International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science from International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS)
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Dr. Pawan Verma ().