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Effect of Collective Bargaining on Employee Motivation in the Zimbabwean Gold Mining Sector

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Munyaradzi Chikove

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DOI:10.17265/2328-7144/2023.03.002

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Lupane State University, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of collective bargaining on employee motivation in the Zimbabwean gold mining sector. The continued restless among employees at various gold mines in the midlands province has resulted in productivity levels dwindling. There has been increased labour turnover by employees as well as increased union representation to management. Questionnaire were used to collect data. In this article a population of one thousand employees was used. A sample of two hundred employees was selected across the board. The results of the study indicate positive relationships between collective bargaining and job satisfaction among the employees in the Zimbabwean gold mining sector. Implications of these results are that the human resource interventions are required in order to create an environment in which employees can freely engage in collective bargaining. Furthermore, the results indicate that collective bargaining engenders intrinsic motivation and above all allows for the protection of employee’s rights and welfare as well as promoting industrial democracy. This study recommends that managers should guard against preventing or obstructing employees from seeking legal redress to protect their interest. In addition, labour officers should be given the right of reasonable access to workers during working hours at their organisations for the purposes of advising the workers on the law. The employees should be given a latitude to belong to a trade union and or workers committee.

KEYWORDS

motivation, employee commitment, collective bargaining, work performance

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Economics World, July-Sep. 2023, Vol.10, No.3, 116-131 doi: 10.17265/2328-7144/2023.03.002

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