THE IMPACT OF EMPLOYEES WELFARE PROGRAMMES ON INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY (A CASE STUDY OF D.H.L INTERANTIOANL NIGERIA LIMITED, ENUGU)
ABTRACT
A research proposal on the impact of employee welfare program on increase productivity. Employee welfare is a non-financial rewards that many organization offers as incentives to attract and retain talented employees. According to Human Resources out sourcing firm MC-Global, employee Welfare services includes good health, benefits, wellness, information, advice and support services. Employee welfare is anything done for the comfort and improvement of employees and it is provided over and above the wages. The objectives of the research is to find out the impact employee welfare services and activities have on the loyalty and satisfied labour force for the organization, how the benefits the company gives to its employees affects the company. The researchers therefore will try to highlight the problems and possible solution of employee welfare activities on increase productivity as it affected “DHL” Internal Nigeria Limited Enugu. The organization (DHL) is a courier service company with a peculiar operational and administrative set-ups. In the course of the above study a review of related literature will be ascertained. The sources of the data will include both primary and secondary data. The instrument that the researchers will use in collecting data will include questionnaire administration, interview, observation. The benefits derived by workers, such as better physical and mental health to workers, allowance in loan, transport, housing, medical, Christmas and new year etc.In conclusion, the research believe that with the findings obtained in the research, the organization particularly (DHL) should be able to identify the problem and possible alternative solution of the observed problems.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The practice of employee welfare activities has now become a popular phenomenon of the total personal policy of any organization .the activities involved giving extra benefits to employee to supplement their wages at the cost of the employer. They are important to both organization and the employees. From the views of the employees it is seen that a good employees welfare activities will induce the employee to work hard and improve their general attitude rewards the organization and increase their level of production. But for the employee these benefits represent an extra income, additional security or more desirable working conditions that require no additional efforts.
In business organization, employers of labour have seen in employee welfare services as the ability of the sub-ordinate to contribute more to the achievement of the organizational goal, promote industrial relations so as to maintain industrial pace. It is also believed that good employees services activities will motivate and induce employee to work hard, thereby increasing their productivity level and improve the general employee morale, also enhance the public image of the organization.
French and Saward (1977) defined employee welfare services as something of who value apart from the agreed regular monetary payment of salaries and wages given an employee. In recognition of the workers need fulfillment function, they are variously called welfare services, welfare benefits, employee benefits and amenities. They are also known as pay or supplementary and non wages remuneration. As non-taxable income and expenses they are being called indirect compensation and non-tax benefits. Employee are directly influenced by nature and quality of welfare services offered because they compare themselves with their counterparts in other organizations. Therefore, every organization should bear in minds that for them to achieve the objectives, the employee welfare services should be adequately competitive and focused towards solving the real needs of the employees.
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