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ABSTRACT
The study examined employee welfare packages and ways in which it can enhance the performance Lecturers in University of Benin, Benin City, Edo state, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was adopted. The study was guided by five research questions. The population of the study consisted of the over 4000 in the University of Benin, Benin City, Edo state Nigeria. A sample size of 200 lecturers drawn from five faculties of the University of Benin, which include Faculty of Social Science, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Art, Faculty of Management Science and Basic Medical Science. 100 males and 100 females were drawn through stratified random sampling technique. A questionnaire titled; “Employee Welfare Packages and Organizational Performance Questionnaire (EWPOPQ)” was designed by the researcher and was used for data collection.
The instrument which contained 23 items was properly validated and a reliability of 0.81 was obtained through Cronbach Alpha approach. Percentages and mean were used to answer the research questions. The results of the study showed that the employee welfare packages enjoyed by lecturers in the University of Benin included training subsidy and health insurance but they were less than expected. The study revealed that adequate employee welfare packages could enhance staff performance by promoting job commitment and satisfaction as well as enhance productivity and efficiency in the utilization of resources. Based on the findings, the study recommended that the University of Benin Management and the federal government should implement adequate welfare packages such as the new minimum wage and ensure that it upholds the agreements reached with labor unions to avoid adverse industrial actions.
