ANALYZING THE EFFECT OF PRECARIOUS WORK ON EMPLOYEE FLOURISHING AT KNUST HOSPITAL IN GHANA: DOES EMPLOYEE DIGNITY MATTER?

In recent years, significant changes have begun to engulf the employment systems found in virtually all the developing and advanced capitalist nations. These changes have provoked a widening stream of books, articles, government reports, policy analyses, and social movement activism, much of which has centered on the proliferation of precarious work.In light of this, the present studyseeks to investigate the effect precarious work has on employee flourishing and employee dignity among nurses at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) hospital, to assess the precarious work of nurses on how it affects their engagement in their work and their ability to remain in their jobs. Moreso, the study seeks to address the relationship between precarious work and employee flourishing. One hundred and five(105) questionnaires were administered to nurses in the(KNUST) hospital. The data was analyzed using the SPSS. Our study results discovered that employee dignity was found to be positive among the Nurses at KNUST hospital.The results also indicated a positive relationship between precarious work and employee dignity among the nurses in KNUST hospital. Also, the level of flourishing of nurses in their jobs can be predicted by their level of precarious work.Accordingly, the study recommends that employers, government, and stakeholders adopt sustainable development agenda to protect workers, promote decent work and economic growth, eliminate poverty, and reduce inequalities.