Abstract
Employee wellbeing and job satisfaction are topics of interest in the contemporary organisational world, which are equally critical for both organisations and employees under them, as a lack of understanding of these topics ultimately has adverse impacts on both parties. The topics of employee well-being and job satisfaction become highly and sensitively significant when it comes to the Aged Care Sector as the recipients of services in this sector are vulnerable people, and decreased levels of employee well-being and job satisfaction might have multifaceted and far-reaching adverse impacts on them and the community. This study investigated the relationship between employee wellbeing and job satisfaction in Australian Aged Care settings. Accordingly, this research examined employee wellbeing with a holistic approach by exploring the different dimensions of wellbeing (like psychological, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual dimensions of wellbeing) in relation to job satisfaction rather than only a single dimension. A quantitative approach to research was adopted for this study. The collected data were analysed with such statistical techniques as validity analysis (factor analysis), reliability analysis (Cronbach's alpha), and multiple regression analysis, among others, in the statistical software SPSS. After going through the various statistical analyses, out of five hypotheses, only one hypothesis was supported. The first hypothesis, the hypothesises of positive relationships between the independent variable, Social Wellbeing and the dependent variable, Job Satisfaction, was supported. The finding showed that Social Wellbeing has a significant and positive relationship with Job Satisfaction. The hypothesises of positive associations among the independent variables, Psychological Wellbeing, Emotional Wellbeing, Physical Wellbeing, and Spiritual Wellbeing and the dependent variable, Job Satisfaction, were not supported. Psychological Well-being showed a significant but negative relationship with Job Satisfaction. In contrast, Emotional Well-being, Physical Well-being, and Spiritual well-being did not show a significant influence on Job Satisfaction. Additionally, thexiv controlled variable, Weekly Work Hours, showed a significant but negative relationship with Job Satisfaction. The main theoretical implication that can be drawn from this study is that, among other dimensions of employee well-being, employee social well-being is highly significant for levelling up job satisfaction. The three main actionable, practical applications coming out of this study are Enriching the workplace culture and environment with an atmosphere that supports the enhancement of social well-being, having more adaptable work hours for better job satisfaction, and making government policy that supports positive workplace relationships.