Well-being of Employees in the New Normal

Abstract

This descriptive study was conducted to determine the level of well-being of employees in the new normal according to positive emotion, engagement, relationship, meaning, and achievement of 137 employees for the Calendar Year 2020. Needed data were collected using a self-made survey questionnaire that has hurdled the rigorous validity and reliability tests. The findings revealed a uniformly high level of well-being of employees in the new normal according to positive emotion, engagement, relationship, meaning, and achievement. A significant difference exists in the level of well-being of employees in the area of relationship when grouped by civil status; also significant in the area of meaning when analyzed by sex, and substantial in the area of achievement when analyzed by sex. Subsequent comparative analyses correspondingly showed a consistent outcome on the well-being of employees: Significant in the area of relationship when grouped by civil status, significant in the area of meaning when grouped by sex, and likewise significant in the area of achievement when grouped by sex. The findings call for a concerted effort among concerned division, technical, and administrative support heads to foster gender equality in the workplace through periodic training that raises awareness on the promotion of acceptable behaviors, and by institutionalizing mentoring to build confidence, especially among female employees handling roles traditionally dominated by the opposite sex.