Workplace Wellness Strategies And Employees’ Green Work Behavioral Norms Among The Employees Of National Commission For Muslim Filipinos

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to determine the extent of workplace wellness strategies and employees’ green work behavioral norms among the employees of the National Commission for Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) in Region IX-B comprising Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi during the Fiscal Year 2023. With 200 respondents, it employed frequency counts and percentage distribution, weighted mean and standard deviation, t-test for independent samples and One-way ANOVA, and Pearson’s r. This study revealed the following findings: 1) Out of 200 employee-respondents, majority are female employees, are within 31-40 and 41-50 years old of age brackets, mostly are permanent employees, have only 10 years & below of work experience, and mostly have bachelor’s degree. 2) On the average, the National Commission for Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) in Region IX-B is efficiently practicing management standard strategies which aimed at reducing stress in the workplace. 3) On the average, employees of National Commission for Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) in Region IX-B demonstrates behaviors such that they are congruent with environmental sustainability goals of the agency. 4) Generally, variables gender, status of appointment, length of service, and educational attainment do not significantly intervene in ways how employee-respondents assess the extent of workplace wellness strategies of National Commission for Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) in Region IX-B. However, respondents within 51 years old & above are better perceivers of the extent of workplace wellness strategies. 5) Generally, variables gender, status of appointment, length of service, and educational attainment do not significantly intervene in ways how employee-respondents assess the extent of employees’ green work behavioral norms of National Commission for Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) in Region IX-B. Meanwhile, respondents within 41-50 years old are better perceivers of the extent of employees’ green work behavioral norms. 6) There is nearly perfect positive correlation between the extent of workplace wellness strategies and employees’ green work behavioral norms. Employee-respondents who generally rated the extent of workplace wellness strategies as “Agree” are most probably the same group of respondents who assessed the extent of employees’ green work behavioral norms of National Commission for Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) in Region IX-B as “Agree”, respectively. 7) This study tends to support the theoretical models proposed by Hechanova & Caringal-Go (2018) also known as the CREATE framework for workplace wellness strategies based on Ateneo CORD’s which involves Communicating the value of wellness, Role modeling, Engaging employees, Aligning systems and structures, Training and development, and Evaluating and reinforcing. Also, from McCannoughy (2014) five meta-categories of green employee behaviors model which was based on Ones and Dilchert (2012a) that involves  Working Sustainably, Avoiding Harm, Conserving, Influencing Others, and Taking Initiative.