CHAPTER ONE

 

INTRODUCTION

 

• BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

In any organization once a right candidate is placed on a right job, the person needs to be duly compensated for the job he/she performs. To ensure that this is adequately done, there should be an established consistent and systematic relationship among compensation rates for all the jobs within the organization. The process of carrying out such activity is termed “Job evaluation”.

In carrying out job evaluation, analysis of different jobs are done in order to match the duties of job with the required skill, knowledge, competence, talent potential, education, work environment, responsibilities, etc.

Different jobs need to be evaluated comparatively to determine their relative worth so as to fix wages, salaries and benefits for each job.

In job evaluation the information provided by the job analysts is utilized to evaluate each job. Under job evaluation, the relative worth of different jobs are studied and compared. In other words job evaluation is determining the comparative worth of various jobs. British Management Institute (1951).

After determining the relative worth of jobs, they are priced, that is, wages and salaries are fixed. This enables organizations to minimize inequalities. Job evaluation plays a prime role in establishing the pay structure. It rates the job alone and establishes internal equality.

After job evaluation, all wage and salary earners are to receive pay. The total pay received are made up in quite a number of different ways by considering some elements in the pay structure such as basic rate, premium rate (over time), bonuses, share of profit, allowances and fringe benefits.

An effective job evaluation can help to identify the number of people employed within different categories and how the salary budget is apportioned.

Job evaluation is necessary for sustaining cordial relations within and between employee and employer. Employees that are satisfied with the relative worth of their job tend to put more effort in their work, this can directly boost the organizations performance and also give them an edge over their counterparts.

 

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Job evaluation is necessary to boost the morale of workers and to enhance productivity.

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EFFECT OF DOWN-SIZING ON WORKERS’ PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED ORGANIZATIONS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA

 

ABSTRACT

The focus of this study is on the effect of down-sizing on workers’ performance in selected organizations in Enugu state. The objectives of the study are to: Determine the causes of down-sizing in Enugu State. Assess the role of human resources in down-sizing: Analyze how down-sizing affects the performance of workers: Identify the category of the workforce that is more likely to be down-sized. Data for this research were obtain from both primary and secondary sources. The study had a population size of 3,500, out of which a sample of 97 was realized using Taro Yamane’s statistical formula. Survey research design was adopted. Friedman Chi-square(X²) formula tables were used to test the hypotheses. To ensure that the research instrument was valid, a pre-test of every question in the questionnaire was carried out For reliability of the research instruments, a test and pre-test method was using Cronbach Alpha to calculate the result and the result gave reliability co-efficient of +0.9. Findings indicate that: The major cause of down-sizing is change in technology The role of human resources department is not mainly to guide workers to face the challenges of down-sizing; Down-sizing significantly affects the performance of workers; All categories of the workforce are not likely to be down-sized. Based on the findings the following recommendations are made: The chief executive officer of the organization must be aware of the changes in the external environment; Human resources department must take career development of the workers serious; the positive side of down-sizing must be made known to workers. Down-sizing cannot be stopped because what triggers it off like change in technology cannot be stopped.

 

 

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