This study sought to examine the effect of contract employment on the behaviour of employees at the Ghana Shippers Authority, in term of their commitment, work initiative and job satisfaction. The study was cross-sectional in nature, utilizing the quantitative approach. The study adopted the descriptive design. Using a simple random sampling technique, this research sampled 142 employees to participate in the research. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents, which was analysed with the use of Pearson Product Moment Correlation, a Simple Linear Regression and an Independent T-Test. The reliability of the instrument was tested with the use of Cronbach’s Alpha reliability co-efficient. The study found that contract employment had a moderate relationship with all the variables under study and a weak effect on the variables. Again, the study did not find any significant differences between the behaviour of contract employees and permanent employees. This findings call for further studies to identify the reasons for differing findings in empirical literature, with regards to this subject.
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