Al-Hikmah University Journal

Varying factors interfere with job satisfaction of employees in an organisation; among them are workload and occupational stress. This study determined the relationship among workload, occupational stress and job satisfaction among employees of Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State, Nigeria. The correlational survey research design was adopted for the study. Out of the population size of 1461 (739 academic staff and 722 non-academic staff), 328 respondents were randomly selected as suggested by the Cochran (1997) formula. The self-developed questionnaires on workload, occupational stress and job satisfaction were used to collect data from the respondents, with Cronbach Alpha reliability indices of 0.92, 0.88 and 0.84 respectively. At the end of the instrument administration, 307 responses were adequate and valid for data analysis. The data collected were analysed using Pearson (r) statistic and multiple regression analysis. The study revealed that there is positive relationship between workload and employees’ job satisfaction; while it shows a negative relationship with occupational stress. Occupational stress also revealed a negative relationship with job satisfaction; while both workload and occupational stress jointly contributed to job satisfaction of employees. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that educational institution should adjust their employees’ workload in line with the staff capacity and ability, so that they can become productive and satisfy with their job; thereby, contributing enormously to the growth and development of the Polytechnic institution.