Effect Of Industrial Relations On The Job Satisfaction Of Employees In The Kenyan Film Industry

ABSTRACT

This research project was carried out to examine the factors influencing the job satisfaction of

employees in the Kenyan film industry. It was stimulated by the lack of uniformed systems

within the film industry in Kenya which playa big role in determining the satisfaction of

employees in their working environment. A number of studies have been conducted on the

relationship between labour, capital and the satisfaction of the labourers therein in various

industries. However, there is an inadequate study on this relationship within the Kenyan film

industry, thus necessitating this study.

Specifically, the projectsoughtto fmd out whether elements of industrial relations such as

collective bargaining and structured wages, working conditions, welfare related programs and

foreign film clients affect the satisfaction of employees in the Kenyan film industry.

The study used a descriptive research design with a sample size of 110 film employees representing 10% of the target population of 1,100.