The Relationship of Inequity to Turnover Among Hourly Workers

Abstract

This research study attempted to determine if perceptions of inequity are associated with turnover among hourly employees. Inquiries were made about inequitable treatment through the use of a questionnaire which included questions pertaining to pay, supervision, leadmen, security, advancement, working conditions, intrinsic aspects of the job, and social aspects of the job. A stratified random sample of the employees from high-turnover and low-turnover shops was chosen for the study, and a statistical test made of the differences in the perceptions of inequity. The study supports the theory that perceptions of inequity are among the reasons for turnover, and it indicates some of the specific kinds of inequitable treatment perceived to be in existence in the particular environment studied.