This research work focuses on the role of salary increase as a means of increasing productivity of workers particularly in NDL.
The need for salary increase, qualities of a good salary increase, different types of incentive scheme were highlighted. Questionnaires were drawn up and administered on the worker in other to know and examine the cause of low productivity of workers.
The findings indicate that there are shortages of certain vital incentives such as lack of participative management, provision of salary upfront and granting of loan, periodic review of salary etc.
This work then recommend that the provision of upfront salary, periodic review of salary, participative management amongst all should be adopted in the organisation.
Conclusively, the use of salary increment serves as a catalyst for productivity and also the provision of a conducive atmosphere / environment is also necessary for best job performance.
1.1 Introduction
In this section, the Effect of Salary Increase on the Productivity of Workers is discussed, with relevant and recent citations. 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.