1.1 Introduction
Compensation management is the sum of all benefits given to employees in exchange for their labor, with the intention of recruiting, selecting, initial integration, and motivating new employees. Organizational compensation is essential because both employers and employees strive to maximize their own benefits (Mondy, 2010). It is crucial to encouraging employees to generate more value for the organization. Employees anticipate benefits, compensation, and benefits that, for the most part, correspond to the quantity of work performed; yet, decisions made by management will always impact operating expenses and, as a result, the company's capacity to provide goods at a competitive price (Hewitt, 2009).
As a prelude to other parts of this study, this chapter will discuss the background upon which this study was initiated, the statement of problems that led to this study, the Aim and Objectives of the study. Others are Significance of the study, Scope of work, Research hypothesis and questions, Limitation of the study and Definition of terms.
1.2 Background of Study
The compensation of employees at all level has become one of the major functions of human resource management. It is one of the most important, complex and problematic issues in managing human resources in any organization. Every business enterprise that wants to gain competitive advantage over its competitors must attract the services of high quality employees.
According to M.C Faraland (2001) ‘Man is a rational animal covered with maximizing his economic gains’. He continuously put forth effort to satisfy his personal needs ranging from physiological needs to self actualization.
Maslow states that it is the way to desire to satisfy the needs that motivate workers into higher performances and productivity; they strive to increase their output and efficiency in order to acquire the means for satisfying these needs.
Mutter & Donald (2003) describes remuneration as payment system based on effort, performance and productivity in essence; remuneration refers to salary or wages and the allowanced and financial benefits payable to employee, either in cash or kind in return for his service. In a nutshell remuneration is the price of labour. Essentially, employees work to produce reward for their performances. Thus, the exchange of labour for financial reward is the heart of the compensation process. However, formal compensation can be offered using three types of reward namely;
Pay, Incentives and Benefits
Compensation management is an integral part of management. Compensation management is a systematic approach to providing monetary values to employees in exchange for work performed. It may achieve several purchases assisting in recruitment, job performance and job satisfaction. It is an organized practice that involves balancing the work employee relation by providing monetary and non monetary benefits to employees. It is a tool used by management for a variety of purpose to further the existence and growth of the company. It may be attuned according to economic scenario, the business needs goals and available resources.
Compensation management contributes to the overall success of the organizations in several ways. To be effective, the managers must appreciate the value of competitive pay, to maintain and retain quality employees while recognizing the need to manage pay roll costs.
There are two different typesx of compensation management:
Direct Compensation
It is typically comprised of salary payment and health benefit. The creation of salary ranges and pay scales for different positions within the company are the central responsibility of compensation management staff. Effective compensation plan are routinely compared with other firms in the same industry or against published bench marks. Although some jobs are unique within a specific firm, the vast majority of positions can be compared to similar jobs in other firms or industries. Thus, direct compensation that is in line with industry standard provides employees with the assurance of fair compensation. This helps the employer avoid the costly loss of trained staff to a competitor.
Indirect Compensation
It focuses on the personal motivations of each person to work. Although salary is important, people are most productive in jobs where they share the company’s values and priorities. Common types of indirect compensation include free staff development courses, subsidized day care, opportunity for promotion or transfer within the company. Public recognition, ability to effect change in the work place and service to others.
An effective compensation package has a combination of direct and indirect compensation. Compensation management programs often include salary range for each position, with incremental increases and annual reviews. During these review sessions, both type of compensation management are addressed and presented to the employee as part of the total package.
Compensation is the combination of monetary and other benefits provided to an employee in return for their time and skill.
The field of compensation management provides management with the ideal combination of different remuneration types. The purpose of these types of program is to retain and motivate good employees.
1.3 Statement of Problems
Investigation revealed that non-availability of staff buses to conveniently covey workers from their various areas to make sure the meet the resumption time. Apart from this cafeteria is a place where food is served, bought and eating during the break time, but this facility is lacking in the organization. Irregular promotion/advancement for workers upgrade has become a threat worrying the workers. The practice of man knows man/favourism. The workers complain has taken over the organization. Some of the workers complain to have in one position over 4 − 5 years, while some of their colleagues get rapid and regular promotion.
This act is the outcome of God’s fatherism and man know man. The less privilege seldom gets their promotion. The term work environment encompasses different aspects such as physical work environment, management attitude towards employees, relationship with colleagues and working condition. Recent research has highlighted the hypothesis that an employee’s work environment can have a dramatic effect on his or her performance and attitude to work. In addition to physical attributes of a work, place, hostile work environment are like cancer that can eat through the core.
Productivity and employee performances faster and more devastating than any other work associated instance which the company in question seriously need to deal with as it is extremely disruptive to the work force. Teamwork is often viewed as an efficient condensing the individual contributions of individuals into cohesive outcome. The term self directed work teams have been used since the 1950s to describe teams of employees working together toward one common goal. in the typical work environment like Pz Cussons plc, a self directed work should be encouraged in employee’s work life for a greater performance.
Also workers complained there is inadequate remuneration and incentives to commensurate with the nature and importance of the job they perform. Employees look forward or anticipate certain rewards from management which are not forth coming. There should be differentiation in pay due to our region, skills, talent and capacities as well as a business overtime payment and retirement.
1.4 Aim or Purpose of Study
The aim of the study is to examine the Compensation Management and Organizational Performance in PZ Cussions Nigeria PLC.
1.5 Objectives of Study
Specifically, the study can be viewed as a contribution to greater understanding of compensation as an instrument that can be employed to increase efficiency and productivity and the value to secure and retain labour service. Other objectives include: −
- To find out from different employee’s view type of reward those reimburse their morale for highest degree of performance, either monetary or non-monetary reward;
- To identify the Strategic Business Unit (SBU) structure adopt by the company for its efficiency and performance;
- To identify the particular compensation package that motivates employee to higher productivity;
- To find the different compensation packages that exists in Pz Cussons Nigeria PLC;
- To find out the relationship between workers reward and their level of performance; and
- The study also seeks to find out different view of the employees in the organization concerning compensation packages operating in the company.
1.6 Research Questions
The study came up with research questions so as to be able to ascertain the above stated objectives. The specific research questions for the study are stated below as follows:
- Does workers compensation propelled organization performance?
- Does employee’s compensation contribute to effectiveness of the organization?
- Does hostile work environment improves employees performance in Pz Cussons plc?
- Which compensation package motivates employee to highest level of productivity?
- Can reward system increase employee’s level of performance?
- How can reward be linked to employee efficiency and productivity?
- Could reward be linked to job satisfaction?
- What are the perceptions of worker concerning compensation packages in Pz Cussons Plc
- Does an employee pay commensurate with their performance?
- What suggestion/ recommendation would be proffered for the organization compensation management?
- Would poor working condition, lack of promotion and inadequate salary structure, reduce the output of employees?
1.7 Significance of Study
The findings of this research are partial and theoretical significance not only with the reference to the members of the work organization studied, but also with regard to the available knowledge about problems of compensation management.
The research also enhances and broadens the knowledge of the management that attained of organization goals is aimed at involving all parties in the organization, the management, the employees and the customers/suppliers. The significant derived from this study will enable the management to realize that poor working condition, lack of promotion, inadequate salary structure e.t.c. will immensely reduce the output of employees. This study is a contribution to the body of knowledge existing.
In the field of human resources management especially in wages and salaries, administration because of the approach brought to bear upon the research which may see compensating management in different light from much of the existing literature on compensation of workers in Nigeria. The importance of this study is to see the relationship (if any) between salaries, wages, and other staff motivations and organizational performances.
1.8 Scope of the Study
The study tries to examine compensation management and organizational performance and how employees reward could be linked to efficiency and higher productivity with a particular reference to Pz Cussons Nigeria PLC.
The scope of the research is limited in both depth and coverage, the study concerning the examination of independent variable affecting compensation of employees and organizational performances in Pz Cussons Nigeria PLC.
The study will not cover all the variety of products producing in the company because of the problem that may be encountered when administering questionnaires on employees in all the industries all over Nigeria. As such, this study will adhere strictly to Pz Cussons Nigeria PLC detergent and cleaners producing plants in Nigeria.
1.9 Limitations of the Study
This research is affected by non availability of fund. This however, is caused by the poor standard of living in the country which emanated from economic situation of the country and high rate of inflation which has caused prices in commodities and other materials needed by the researcher to increase.
Specifically, during the course of this study, many things militated against its completion, some of which are:
- Time Constraint: The time frame given to accomplish this project was very short due to school academic calendar and it was carried out under pressure which made the researcher not to implement some necessary features.
- Financial Constraint: Insufficient fund tends to impede the efficiency of the researcher in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature or information and in the process of data collection (internet, questionnaire and interview).
1.10 Operational Definition of Terms
Pay:
This is a generally rewards as the most important form of compensation because of the role it plays in employees motivation of putting all his effort towards organization productivity. Pay is the basic compensation employee receives usually inform of wages or salary.
Motivation:
Linking pay to performance increase employee’s motivation to perform i.e superior performance is encouraged and inferior. Performance is discouraged.
Retention:
High performance is more motivated to stay with an organization.
Incentives:
These are rewards designed to encourage and reimburse employees for effort beyond normal performance expectations. It includes bonus, commission, profit sharing, plans, piece work, stock option, cost reduction, suggestion plan, and production bonus plan.
