The Impact Of Incentive / Welfare Schemes On The Performance Of Workers (a Case Study Of Nepa Enugu)

The administration of staff incentive scheme has now become a popular phenomenon of the total personnel policy of nay organization. The scheme involves those extra benefits which may not necessarily be money, which emanate from the kind relationship of the employer to the employees, to supplement their usual wages, from the to time which are at most times geared purposely towards the enhancement of worker performance in the organization. 

This scheme, where in existence is very important to both the organization and the employees. From the employer’s point of view, it is anticipated that a good staff employees incentive schemes will induce the employees to work hard and improve their general attitude towards the organization. But for the employee, these benefit represent some additional right such as extra income, additional security or more desirable working conditions that should not required any additional effort. 

In business organization, employers of labour have seen in staff welfare services, as the ability to evoke commitment and co-operation of the subordinates to contribute more to the achievement of the organization goals and aspirations. This discovery has led many employers of labour to the introduction of well packaged welfare services, with the sincere belief that a good staff services, scheme will induce staff to work hard and improve the general staff moral.    

The situation remains relatively the same but for the difference in methods of payment and apparent change in emphasis. The appraised of the staff welfare scheme are defined as “something of value, a part from the agreed regular monetary payment of salaries and wages given to staff”. This will be used as the working definition for this research work. 

Staff welfare services exist, in all cultures and in all organization and had existed at all times. They like different shapes and forms and attract different names. 

In recognition of their worker need fulfillment functions, they are variously called “welfare services” welfare benefit employees “income” or simply “supplementary compensation” pay and non wage remuneration”. As non-taxable income and expense, they are beginning to be called “indirect compensation and on tax benefit”. 

In the past, they used to be tiny bits and pieces of goodies that occasionally fell from the light tables of paternalistic employers ie when the top management, play a fatherly role of the staff. 

Its should be noted that for the company to achieve its objectives her welfare services should be adequate competitive who tailored towards the real need of the staff are directly influenced by nature quality and quantity of welfare services offered because they compare themselves with their counterparts in the organization. 

In my research work and analysis I have found that workers do prefer increases in welfare services to increase in salaries especially during the period of inflation and rising prices. Workers normally get frustrated and dissatisfied when welfare services are inadequate. But if the opposite condition prevails, workers have been observed to be satisfied and more committed to give off their best to the achievement of the company’s objectives. 

TITLE PAGE 

APPROVAL PAGE

DEDICATION 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 

PREFACE 

TABLE OF CONTENT

CHAPTER ONE 

1.0 INTRODUCTION 

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 

1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

1.4  SCOPE OF THE STUDY 

1.5 SIGNIFICANT OF THE STUDY

1.6 DEFINITION OF TERMS 

REFERENCES 

CHAPTER TWO   

2.1 LITERATURE REVIEW

2.2 NATURE OF SCOPE OF STAFF WELFARE 

2.3 GROWTH OF STAFF WELFARE 

2.4 PURPOSE OF STAFF WELFARE 

2.5 CATEGORIES OF STAFF WELFARE SERVICE / TYPE OF FRINGE BENEFITS 

2.6 DISADVANTAGES OF STAFF WELFARE PROVISION

2.7 INCENTIVES / WELFARE SCHEMES OF NEPA 

CHAPTER THREE    

3.1 DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS 

3.2 DISCUSSION OF RESULTS / FINDINGS

3.3  CONCLUSIONS

3.4 RECOMMENDATIONS

REFERENCES  

CHAPTER ONE