THE IMPACT OF STAFF WELFARE ON JOB COMMITMENT IN TUYIL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, ILORIN, KWARA STATE

Abstract

A very few organizations believe that the employees of their organizations are the main assets which can lead them to success or failure. Unless and until the employees of these organizations are satisfied, motivated, encouraged, none of the organizations can progress or achieve success. This research was carried out with the objective of examining the impact of staff welfare on job commitment in Tuyil pharmaceutical company, Ilorin, Kwara State. Data for the study were collected from both primary and secondary sources. A descriptive research approach was used. The population for the study was 255 staff of Tuyil Pharmaceutical company. About 72 respondents which served as the study sample size was determined through Guilford formula. The study used structured questionnaire to elicit information from the respondents. The data collected were analyzed through the use of Least square regression. The result of the findings revealed that (r=.890, r2=.792, p= 0.5) meaning that staff welfare enhances job commitment. Therefore, the study concludes that employee welfare have significant impact on job commitment. The study recommends that management should put more attention on the welfare facilities that improve the job commitment so as to achieve improve employee satisfaction and commitment in the organization.