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    The Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Employee Performance (A Special Reference to Nobleswear (Pvt) Ltd)
    (Journal of Social Statistics (JSS – 2019), Volume 06, Issue 01. Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Ubesekara, K. K. S. U.I.
    This study examined the relationship between job satisfaction and job performance of sewing machine operators in Nobleswear (Pvt) Limited located in Koggala Export Processing Zone, Southern Province in Sri Lanka. The highly talented and committed machine operators were under perform and have left the company. Hence the researcher inspired to examine the job satisfaction and job performance of the machine operators considering the past two years. The sample size was fifty machine operators and they were selected using simple random sampling technique under probability sampling method. The primary data were collected through a wellstructured questionnaire containing three parts. The job satisfaction was measured through seven dimensions which are basic pay, supervision, working condition, work itself, opportunity for promotions, support from the management and benefits. Job performance was measured through trait, behaviour and result approach. The answers of the respondents were evaluated using the five point Likert Scale under non- comparative scaling technique. Data were analyzed through the SPSS version 20. The analysis data revealed that there is a positive significant relationship between job satisfaction and job performance of the sewing machine operators. Also there is a significant difference between male and female sewing machine operators in respect of their performance. This study provides a road map for managers about how to satisfy their employees
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    Time to First Employment (A special reference to University of Kelaniya)
    (Journal of Social Statistics (JSS – 2019), Volume 06, Issue 01. Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Perera, A. P. D. N.; Malagala, D. K. M.; Rasanjalee, M.; Pathirana, P. T.; Ranathunga, R. R. A. L. W.
    Graduate Employability means that higher education alumni have developed the capacity to obtain work. The recent experience reveals that even talented graduates have to wait for a long time to be employed after the graduation. Under this circumstance, graduates’ unemployment has become a severe problem in Sri Lanka during the last few decades. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the relationship between graduates’ faculties and the time to first employment. The sample was chosen using stratified random sampling method. Under the proportional system, 5% of the total population was selected for the sample. The sample of the survey is only from the latest passed out 100 graduates of University of Kelaniya in 2017. Primary data was collected by giving questionnaires to the selected sample unit. Secondary data was obtained from the academic section of the University of Kelaniya and through literature survey. Collected data was analyzed using the SPSS software and MS Excel. Central tendency measures, Chi square test and Point & Interval estimation were used to analyze the data. Analyzed data was presented using tables and charts. According to the data analysis, the average time of getting the first employment of a graduate is about five months. According to the ANOVA table, P-value is 0.044. Hence it can be concluded that there is significant difference between average time to first employment and faculties at 95% confidence level. Finally, we could conclude that there is a difference between the faculty and time to first employment of graduates as per faculties