REMUNERATION AND ITS IMPACT ON MOTIVATION AND PRODUCTIVITY IN THE CIVIL SERVICE (A CASE STUDY OF OFU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA COUNCIL OF KOGI STATE)

ABSTRACT This divergent opinion on employee’s attitude towards satisfied and unsatisfied needs have been identified over the world as an important factor that determine the success or failure in any organization especially Ofu Local Government. The problem investigated by the study reported in this project is that of motivating workers to perform assigned task to meet the set standard, with the objectives of finding significant relationship between motivation and employee job performance in an organization. Data for the project were gathered from both primary and secondary sources. The instrument of primary data used includes questionnaires and interview conducted to the staff, while published and unpublished text form are for secondary data. Data analysis was done by employing qualitative and quantitative method which revealed that there is significant relationship between remuneration and employee job performance. However chi-square was used to test research hypothesis. This project revealed training, promotion compensation and good atmosphere as other incentives that makes employee perform effectively and efficiently. The finding revealed that delay in payment of salaries and other benefits, poor remuneration, lack of management/staff relationship, absence of service award, and lack of job description are evidence for poor job performance. Based on these findings, it was recommended that efforts should be employ by Ofu Local Government to strategies that will encourage their staff in order to attain its set goals and objectives.