scholarly journals Effects of the Monetisation Policy on employee performance in the Nigerian civil service

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Damian C. Ukwandu ◽  
Chiemeka Onyema
Keyword(s):  
Social Exchange ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Fringe Benefits ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Service Water ◽  
Federal Civil Service ◽  
The Government

Background: This article examined the enormous financial burden placed on the Federal Government of Nigeria by the management and maintenance of its civil servants. The cost of governance in Nigeria continues to rise mainly because of the provision of fringe benefits (such as free residential accommodation, medical services, transport facilities and utilities, including telephone service, water and electricity) to public servants. Yet, public employees’ performance continues to decline, which leads to low levels of human and physical infrastructure development.Aim: This article examines the effects of the rising cost of governance in Nigeria and how to enhance employee performance. The article interrogates the effects of the monetisation of fringe benefits policy (the Monetisation Policy) of the Obasanjo Administration (2003–2007).Setting: The study was conducted in the Federal Civil Service Secretariat in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.Methods: This article is anchored in social exchange theory. The study participants comprised 1007 federal civil servants selected from 32 federal establishments. The participants were selected using the total population sampling technique. A structured questionnaire with a reliability coefficient estimate of 0.742 was used to generate the data for the study. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) aided the presentation and analysis of data relating to the research objectives using frequency distribution tables and testing research hypotheses with chi-square statistics and Pearson’s product–moment correlation statistic.Results: The findings revealed that the Monetisation Policy has helped to enhance employee payment packages. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between high monetised benefits and high employee performance. The study found that the Monetisation Policy has had positive effects on employee performance in the federal civil service in Imo State.Conclusion: This study concludes that the Monetisation Policy has helped to enhance employee motivation and morale, and to reduce employee work-related stress, which are vital indicators of work efficiency. These factors do not only affect the contextual performance of the civil servants, but also predispose their task performance. The researchers recommend that the Monetisation Policy should be sustained. It is also recommended that the government should introduce other measures aimed at enhancing the motivation of employees who receive lower monetised benefits so as to further improve the overall performance of the Nigerian civil service.

scholarly journals Contributory pension scheme and employee work attitude in the Nigerian Federal Civil Service

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (19) ◽  
pp. 957-966
Author(s):  
Chiemeka Onyema
Keyword(s):  
Civil Service ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Pension Scheme ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Attitude ◽  
Imo State ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Federal Civil Service

This study investigated the effects of Contributory Pension Scheme on employee work attitude in the Nigerian Federal civil service. The study which is anchored on expectancy theory adopted a cross-sectional survey design. A sample of 1007 federal civil servants selected using total population sampling technique constituted the study participants. A structured questionnaire with a reliability co-efficient estimate of 0.742 was used to generate the quantitative data. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) aided the presentation and analysis of data relating to the objectives of study using frequency distribution table and, the test of research hypothesis with chi-square statistic. The study’s findings suggest that contributory pension scheme has had positive effects on employee work attitude in the Nigerian Federal civil service in Imo State. The study found a statistically significant relationship between the new contributory pension scheme and improved employee work attitude in the Nigerian federal civil service in Imo State. Based on the findings, the study recommended that government should strengthen the administration of the contributory pension scheme to further improve the work attitude of Nigerian civil servants and to enhance their efficiency.

Certain Aspects of State Service Reform

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-25
Author(s):  
Serhii Gusarov
Keyword(s):  
Trade Unions ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Compensatory Mechanisms ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
Law System ◽  
Labor Legislation ◽  
The Government

The study of the issues of civil service reform in Ukraine in the current conditions of development of Ukrainian society and the state is an extremely relevant subject and requires appropriate research. The author aims to analyse the most resonant reform measures in the civil service, which were recently initiated by the government and received mixed reviews, in particular, the announced redundancy in the staff of civil servants and the introduction of a contract form of civil service, as well as to offer scientifically sound proposals for improvement of appropriate measures. In the work with the use of general scientific and special methods of scientific knowledge (dialectical, Aristotelian, comparative law, system analysis) the legal bases and scientific sources on redundancy of staff and contractual form of employment are considered; the provisions of the national labor legislation were compared with the provisions of the national legislation on the civil service, which provide for the rules of staffing cuts among civil servants, including guarantees of their rights upon dismissal on appropriate grounds; the provisions of the national legislation concerning the rules of application of contracts upon appointing civil servants are investigated. The conclusion is made: 1) on the need for appropriate revision of the Law of Ukraine "On Civil Service"; 2) on the expediency of creating new productive jobs in various sectors of the national economy, where redundant civil servants will be sent after retraining; 3) that any reforms of society and public administration must be carried out subsequent to an in-depth study of public opinion, analysis of possible negative consequences, development and implementation of compensatory mechanisms. It is emphasized that it is mandatory to involve scientists, experts-practitioners, employers, and representatives of public, in particular trade unions, in the process of developing reforms in civil service.

scholarly journals MOTIVATION OF CIVIL SERVICE IN UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Zhulavskyi ◽  
V. Gordienko ◽  
N. Malko
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Civil Service Reform ◽  
Current State ◽  
Public Servant ◽  
The Government

The article is devoted to the actual issues of the civil service reform in the direction of motivating the civil service, where a personal interest of a public servant is the key to the success of execution of the government tasks that are necessary to perform state functions at the appropriate professional level. An analysis of the existing features of the motivation of the civil service, which are determined in accordance with current regulations in Ukraine, was performed. The possibilities of improving the modern civil service as part of effective public administration by forming effective proposals, which are based on the analysis of the experience of European countries, were identified. The analysis of the legislative and regulatory framework in the field of civil service revealed problematic issues regarding the unequal of the financial remuneration of employees. The current state of ensuring the remuneration of civil servants was assessed. The formation of the salary of employees with mandatory and incentive payments in relation to the minimum wage in the country as of December 2020 was analyzed. Intangible motivations, such as positive honors (awards) for achievements in the professional activity of civil servants, offering remote work, and encouraging employees with corporate culture, which can be used by the head of the civil service office to create a favorable positive atmosphere. Contrary, in certain situations in a public body, negative incentives, e.g. punishment for improper performance of duties or inaction, were investigated. The peculiarities of the motivation of the civil service in Ukraine were identified taking into account experience of France in building a career matrix for the promotion of civil servants in public administration. Shortcomings in the practical components of the application of motivation in working with staff are partially revealed. The directions of reforming and methodical approaches of the civil service in terms of motivation were suggested. The ways of solving and improving the mechanisms of realization of the state policy in the sphere of civil service, namely the improvement of the system of motivation of civil servants were offered. The practical components of motivation were revealed, new mechanisms for improving the implementation of civil service reform were proposed.

scholarly journals The Effect of Incentives and Work Environment on Civil Service Performance and Job Satisfaction as Intervening Variables

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 22-30
Author(s):  
Siti Hardiyanti Waris ◽  
Mahlia Muis ◽  
Musran Munizu
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Service Performance ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
South Sulawesi ◽  
Intervening Variables

This study aimed to determine the Effect of Incentives and Work Environment on Civil Service Performance and Job Satisfaction as Intervening Variables in Disperkimtan. South Sulawesi. The method in this study was a descriptive method with a quantitative approach with the aim to determine the effect of the variables studied. The population in this study were all Civil Servants covered by Disperkimtan Sulsel, amounting to 135 people. While the sample used in this study amounted to 134 people. Data collection techniques using survey methods through observation, questionnaires, and literature study. Data analysis was performed using SPSS ( Statistical Package for the Social Science) version 25. The results of this study indicated that direct incentives and work environment have a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction and employee performance in Disperkimtan South Sulawesi. There was no positive and significant effect between incentives on performance through job satisfaction as an intervening variable. While job satisfaction as an intervening variable that mediates between work environment and performance has no positive and significant effect. In this case, job satisfaction weakened the influence of the work environment on the performance of civil servants.

Civil service will shape post-election Nigeria future

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Transaction Costs ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Boko Haram ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Capital Budget

Subject The role of Nigeria's civil service. Significance The civil service is the backbone of the Nigerian state and has proven vital in holding the country together -- a role likely to be tested by highly competitive polls in February. However, this legacy has created a set of institutions powerfully protective of its privileges, resulting in high transaction costs for firms, but also positive effects for businesses benefitting from public servants' consumption. Impacts Though the electoral commission's capacity is much improved, any disruptions (real or perceived) could spark protests and a disputed poll. Neighbouring states' doubts about the Nigerian army's command structures (and corruption) will hamper regional efforts to combat Boko Haram. Planned cuts to the capital budget will help accommodate a 5.9% rise in recurrent expenditure, including civil servants' salaries.

Optimizing monetary compensation and social guarantees for civil servants

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 6-25
Author(s):  
SERGEY PCHELINTSEV ◽  
◽  
NATALIA ISAEVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Professional Managers ◽  
Monetary Compensation ◽  
Presidential Decree ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Government

The article analyzes the proposals of the draft law of the Government of the Russian Federation aimed at optimizing the structure of monetary compensation and social guarantees for civil servants. This law should embody the provisions and the main directions for the development of the civil service designated by the Presidential Decree. The authors consider the range of grounds influencing the formation and optimization of the amount of monetary compensation for civil servants, as well as some other circumstances such as, for example, the specifics of civil service. The authors cite an extensive foreign practice of determining the monetary compensation for civil servants and believe that some of them can be applied in Russian practice as well. It is noted that well-organized social support for civil servants increases the number of highly professional managers who can effectively pursue state policy and increase the prestige of the civil service.

Employment Rank and the Choice of Health Insurance Benefit Scheme among Bangladeshi Civil Servants

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Abdul Hamid ◽  
Afroza Begum ◽  
Syed M Ahsan ◽  
Sushil Ranjan Howlader ◽  
Azhar Uddin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Fiscal Capacity ◽  
Insurance Benefit ◽  
Sharing Rules ◽  
The Government ◽  
Basic Salary ◽  
Very High ◽  
High Willingness

Abstract This study surveys 622 Bangladeshi civil servants of all administrative jurisdictions and elicits their preference for health insurance schemes. The latter vary in the amount of sum assured as well as in terms of premium sharing rules with the government. The paper also explores the financial burden that the premium subsidy may impose on the exchequer and the state’s fiscal capacity to shoulder it. We discover a very high willingness to join the scheme. Though all three premium-sharing options posit flat rates common for all employment ranks, respondents appear to prefer premiums proportional to their basic salary.

Hofstadter's The Age of Reform and the Crucible of the Fifties

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillis Harp
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cold War ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Senate ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Political Dissent ◽  
Federal Civil Service ◽  
The Cold War

In December 1954, the United States Senate voted 67-22 to censure the junior senator from Wisconsin. Joe McCarthy had been drawing increasing criticism for his bullying tactics in ferreting out alleged communists and communist sympathizers within the federal civil service and elsewhere. In the wake of the Army-McCarthy hearings of the preceding spring (and especially after the dramatic televised confrontation with Army counsel Joseph Welch), the tide of public opinion finally turned against McCarthy. Still, his demagogic campaign had ruined the careers of scores of American citizens, from civil servants to artists, and had raised disturbing questions about room for political dissent within a democracy during the height of the Cold War.

scholarly journals The Impact of Overseas Training on the Performance of Bangladesh Civil Service: The Case of AIT Extension Training, Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-124
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Haider ◽  
Shamim Noor
Keyword(s):  
Service Management ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Overseas Training ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Training Policy ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Training Opportunities

Public administration has to compete with private sectors in terms of quality service delivery to citizens. In this context, civil service training, especially overseas training, has been considered the most significant requirement to increase the performance of the Bangladesh Civil Service. This article tries to explore the impact of overseas training on the performance of the Bangladesh Civil Service. To achieve this objective, this study interviewed Bangladesh Civil Servants who participated Asian Institute Training (AIT) Extension training programme from 2016 to 2018. A mixed-method was applied to analyse the collected data. It found that Bangladesh Civil Servants, who have received AIT Extension training, were satisfied with the training management of AIT. Participants believed that such overseas training positively contributes to enhancing the performance of the Bangladesh Civil Service. However, this study also disclosed that fewer overseas training opportunities for young civil servants, lack of need-based training, and poor management of overseas training policy are the main obstacles in Bangladesh Civil service management. This article strongly recommends that there must be a detailed overseas training policy management and more collaboration with international training institutes to get better performance from the government officers in Bangladesh.

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