Factors affecting worker loyalty in oil palm plantation sector / Nur Azwa Shafiqah Abdullah

Organizational loyalty included that have the feeling of dependence, bond for membership, voluntary to share the duties or alignment, giving trust to organization and obey with the law and regulations in organization. This study investigates whether factors such as amenities, wages, training and medical that affecting worker loyalty in oil palm plantation sector. The first objective for this study is to identify the factors that influencing the workers loyalty. The second objective from this study is to identify the relationship between the factors affecting towards worker loyalty in plantation. To determine dominant factor that influencing the workers loyalty. The method for this research is by doing survey that using questionnaires. The questionnaire was used for the method data collection with a total of 52 respondents taking part in this study. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) were utilized to analyze the data. The data that have been collected, are analyze using correlation coefficient and regression from the software Statistical Package for Science (SPSS). The results from correlation coefficient analysis show all factor affecting (amenities, wages, medical and training) have significant relationship with the worker loyalty. The result from regression analysis show that the training is the most affecting factors that contribute to worker loyalty with value of (beta=0.400). As for the recommendation, the management at Pembangunan Pertanian Melaka Sendirian Berhad (PPMSB) need to make a long-term plan to improve the training as the factor has high contribution in future plan at their company. The management of the PPMSB can use the finding to improve the factor of amenities, wages and medical in their organization to increase the loyalty among workers as all factors show a significant relationship with loyalty among workers in oil palm plantation sector.