DELAY IN PAYMENT OF EMPLOYEES SALARY AND JOB PERFORMANCE IN RIVERS STATE

Abstract

The study investigated delay in payment of employees’ salary and job performance in Obio/Akpor Local Government council headquarters in Rivers State. Two research objectives and two research questions were formulated. The study relied on primary and secondary data. The primary data was derived from respondents after the administration of well-structured questionnaire. The purposive sampling technique was used in administering the questionnaire to 200 respondents. The data obtained were presented in simple form by the use of tables and processed with the use of percentage method for analysis. The finding of the study reveals that salary payment motivates employees’, and delay in salary payment leads to absenteeism. The study recommends that employers of labour should desist from delay in salary payment of workers as to encourage better job performance among employees. Employers should also specify the day in each month to which salary can be disbursed to every worker, and such decisions should be communicated to every worker.