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Purpose: Job Insecurity is developing as an emergent risk to the employment of meritorious, commendable, and deserving aspirants in our nation because of different reasons, for example, intense demand of employments, and government’s failure to fulfill such high need in a brief timeframe. This leads to the procurement of employees on brief/temporary/ad-hoc basis. This circumstance is particularly awful among the educators working at different government schools and universities in Delhi. This study explored emotional reactions of Job Insecurity regarding intentions of turnover and reduced engagement to work. Moderating effect of Emotional Intelligence for the aforesaid relationships was additionally examined.

Design/Methodology/Approach: For the study, sampling was conducted among 110 teachers temporarily employed with colleges and schools based in Delhi. SmartPLS 2.0.M3 was used to analyze the proposed relationships which is based on Structural Equation Modeling. For the purpose of sampling, 110 temporary/contractual/ad-hoc appointed teachers working with MCD schools and different colleges of University of Delhi were approached. The analysis was conducted using ‘SmartPLS 2.0.M3’ software which utilizes Structural Equation Modeling technique using Partial Least Square method, in order to examine the relationships proposed.

Findings: Results demonstrate that a sentiment of Job Insecurity is the cause of both the intention for turnover and reduced Work Engagement towards the employer organization. Emotional Intelligence was observed to be a noteworthy mediator for this connection, with workers high on emotional intelligence observed to be progressively equipped for taking care of their emotional reactions. Research Limitations: The precision of the data retrieved from the respondents affects the accuracy of the analysis.

Practical Implications: The study has implications for the management and the employees who need coping from the stress related to workplace or job. Such organizations may choose to initiate employee assistance programs, which are known to be effective in dealing with employee stress and negative emotions. Such programs deal with a broad range of issues of the employees ranging from job stress to giving counseling on personal and financial problems, hence, ameliorating holistic wellbeing of the employees.

Originality/Value: “Job Insecurity was measured on a 5-point scale ranging from 1 (highly likely) to 5 (highly unlikely)” (De Witte, 1999, p. 164). “Emotional Intelligence was measured using 2 items adapted from Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue)” (Petrides, 2009, p. 362) ranging from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree). “Turnover Intention was measured using 2-items adapted from scale” (Walsh, Ashford, & Hill, 1985, p. 46) measured on 5-points ranging from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree”. “Work Engagement was measured using 2-items adapted from the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale” (Schaufeli & Bakker, 2003, p. 12) measured on 5-points ranging from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree”

Keywords

Job Insecurity, Turnover Intentions, Work Engagement, Emotional Intelligence.

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