International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research (IJAMR)
  Year: 2021 | Volume: 5 | Issue: 2 | Page No.: 294-303
Staff Benefits and Its' Activities on Employee Productivity: A Study of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam - Anambra State, Nigeria
Chukwueloka, Chioma StellaLecturer; Okeh, Nkiruka GertrudePrincipal; Chukwurah, Daniel Chi Junior Ph.D

Abstract:
Employee benefits are defined as indirect, non-cash, or cash compensation paid to an employee above and beyond regular salary or wages. ... These benefits include health insurance, life insurance, paid vacation, flexible work schedules and workplace perks like on-site snacks and meals. It entails everything form of services, facilities and benefits that are provided or done by an employer towards the comfort and improvement of employees. It is a corporate attitude or commitment reflected in the expressed care for employees at all levels, underpinning their work and the environment in which it is performed. It is undertaken in order to motivate employees and raise the productivity levels by using training and development, employee referral scheme, substantive and progressive plan record to improve employee performance in the organization. They are capable of attracting and holding employees, higher efficiency, boost the morale of employees, build a competitive edge to get timely result, assisting employees in meeting their needs, helping in lowering unit cost of production, improving morale, increasing employee security and blunting the sharp edges of management. An employee who feels appreciated will be more fulfilled, satisfied and more productive. It is with this view that the writers undertake a study of Staff Benefits and Its' Activities on Employee Productivity: A Study of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam - Anambra State, Nigeria. The broad objective of this study is to examine the effect of staff benefit on productivity and the study adopts Maslow's Hierarchy of needs theory. Random sampling technique was also used with Chi-square as the statistical tool and as well as questionnaire.