Abstract:
The apparel industry remains a major source of en-rployment and foreign exchange
earnings in Sri Lanka, and the Rathnapura district is emerging as an imporlant hub for
labor-intensive garment manufacturing. Despite its contribution to the national
economy,theindustryfaceschallengessuchashighemployeetumoverandlowwork
satisfaction, often resulting trom inadequate workplace well-being practices' This study
examines the impact of workplace well-being and its key dimensions - job security'
wages. and promotion opportunities - on employee work satisfaction in the apparel
industry in the Rathnapura district'
A quantitative research design was adopted to achieve the study objectives' The target
population included apparel industry employees in selected factories in the Rathnapura
district, from which a sample of 313 employees was selected using stratified random
sampling to ensure representation of different job categories' Primary data were
collected through a structured, self-administered.questionnaire' The study tested four
hypotheses developed from the literature review to examiie the relationships between
workplace well-being variables and work satisfaction. The data were analyzed using
descriptive statistics, correlation. simple and multiple:regression analysis with the help
of SPSS 27th softw-are.
The results confirmed that workplace well-being and its dimensions have a significant
positive impact on employee work satisfaction' supporting all the proposed hypotheses'
These hndings highlight the need for factory managers' human resoulce professionals'
and policymakers to implement comprehensive workplace well-being strategies to
improve employee satisfaction, reduce turtrover intentions' and promote sustainable
growth in the Sri Lankan apparel industry'
Keywords: workplace well-being. work satis.factiort' Job security' I4/ages' Promotion
Opportunities
