This research work was conducted to find out the effect of retrenchment on the moral of workers and productivity of a named organization (FRCN) Enugu zone.
This research work on the above topic was deemed necessary by the researcher in view of the conclusion reached by several school of thought on management that the way an organization is operationally structured could make or channel towards achieving its objectives.
Retrenchment require that workers should carry out their responsibility in their various organization they well to avoid retrenching them.
The researcher in the course of the work administered some structured questionnaire to critical offices of the establishments aimed at eliciting useful information. This was complemented by view of related literature on the subject including tabular presentation, use of percentage to analyze the data obtained.
Arising from the above exercise, the researcher was able to discover among others:
In view of the fact that the above lapses never found to be seriously militating like achievement of the organizational goods, it was then recommended thus,
Finally, motivation should be a tool for managers to influence the behavior of workers thereby increasing productivity.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.O INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKROUND OF THE STUDY
By the year 1960, school leavers secured jobs with relative case, graduates were scarce and hard to come by, and it was employers who looked for them instead of the other way round. Then, the economy of Nigeria was booming. Jobs existed if firms and government remained the greatest employer of labour. However those were the days gone by. Before this period, the colonial administration was interested and maintained dialogue with worker in terms of employment contracts and productivity.
The elite workforce from the public service maintain moderate working hours and fair income to the bargain and the Nigeria currency backed by the British pound was reliable stable. At this period also educational emancipation and the little technological advancement dictated the pace in relation between the workers and the employer, controlled considerably by the environment which was monthly as a result of retrenchment.
In reality, retrenchment is a term used on workers who are dismissed or terminated from job has never been a great threat to this country.
The background of this study which is on federal radio corporation of Nigeria Enugu Zone.
This research work was prompted by the way workers has been retrenched which also affect productivity for the past few years in media organization. Retrenchment does not merely develop, there must be reasons for it so the researcher will like to find out what the reasons are and its effects on the workers moral and productivity.
The retrenchment exercise currently taken place in Nigeria poses economic and social problems. Retrenchment can be defined as dismissal or termination of a worker when the job ceases to exist, usually as a result of technology or economic change. It can also be seen as an act to cut down on expenses. According to “an editorial agency of retrenchment “News watch Vol 1 No. 2 (February 11 1985). Retrenchment started of economic reasons in the early 80s. The whole world has been going through a recession but the Nigeria case has been a very peculiar situation because it has resulted in many workers using their jobs. The most recent workers retrenchment done at the federal radio corporation were 35 workers out of 300 staff were retrenched.
Then another one was last year though it wasn’t serious like that of 1995 because only 5 workers were retrenched. In summary. This work set out to find out why retrenchment is being embarked upon, who is being retrenched among the workers and the criteria for selecting them. The researcher will also be interested in finding out the effects this exercise had on the noticeable change in poor directivity and in what direction.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
Firstly, the objective of this research is to know and review the implication of retrenchment on workers moral and productivity as it relate to
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