EFFECT OF LABOUR RELATIONS ON WORKER PRODUCTIVITY

ABSTRACT

This study examines the effect of labour relations on workers productivity in an organization using 7 up Bottling Company Nigeria Plc. as a case study. Labour relations is a group of workers organize in the work place to mediate the interest of members in an organization. Highly motivated union increase productivity in organization. The objective is to investigate if there is a significant relationship between labour relation and workers productivity. In order to achieve the objective of the study, the researcher employed tables, simple percentage and chi-square statistical techniques to effectively determine the relationship between the variables. We therefore recommended that workers representative (labour unions) should be treated as important personnel because they encourage the workers to give their maximum cooperation. Management should keep or maintain a good communication flow to avoid crises in the organization.

CHAPTER ONE

Introduction

1.1 Background to the Study

In the various economics of the world today, there exist different types of organizations. Some of these organization are either profit oriented or non-profit oriented, but which ever one it is, we can easily identify labour as a key group and how it relates with management in the organization (Stone & Gillbeth, 2011). Management and labour are the two parties on which productivities in organization can be improve and the foundation of every organization is built on it and it continued existence guaranteed.

Labour is a group of workers organized in the work place (Hornsby, 2001). They came together and form unions in order to protect the interest of all workers irrespective of whether they are union member or not. Management on the other hand is a group of employees concerned with the day to day administration of organization through directing and controlling the activities of labour (Hornsby, 2006). Management is mainly concerned with the protection of the shareholders or investors by ensuring the survival of the organization. The objectives of labour are to achieve the highest wage for members, favourable working conditions and general worker welfare, while that of the management include controlling of cost which will result in fair returns to shareholders and maximization to profit for the organization.

Hackett (2011) argued that labour seeks to achieve the highest wage by effectively and efficiently utilizing adequate raw materials to provide for the production of goods and services that management can control the cost by employing well skilled personnel, good workers controlling system and the ability to motivate them to work that could increase productivity in organization.

In most cases, some organization controls its cost by acquiring a high quality labour at the lowest price, obtaining high quality raw maters of the cheapest price and also controlling over head cost with collective bargaining but do not consider that the labour who keeps them in existence needs to be well motivated, this often cause a lots of problems. 7up Bottling Company valued their employees. This can be seen as all employees in the organization are given their entitlement that is due for them. According to Hackett (2011) problems in organizations such as poor production, nonchalant attitude towards work and waste of raw materials often arise when laboour is neglected. The management should give room for workers motivation and consequently, the workers should be allowed to participate in the decision making process which affect them and their jobs or work. This will bring industrial peace and maintain a well and effective relations as well as improved productivity.

Hence, the measure of increased workers productivity can only be achieved under a peaceful industrial environment. In a nutshell labour is the greatest assert of any organization and management should regard and motivate them properly. For any organization to achieve its objectives there must be mutual cooperation and cordial relationship between labour and management.

1.2 Statement of the Problem

It is generally accepted that management and labour are two indispensable groups in every organization an that their positively or negatively. Some organization labour relations is very poor. They don’t even bother about their workers welfare and incentitives that is supposed to be given to them. These has a way of discouraging workers there by leading to low productivity output in that organization. Secondly, management of organization hardly yields to the interest of workers during negotiation. This often deepened the crisis between labour union and management. This problem identify, creal a knowledge gap for this study.

1.3 Research Questions

Some of the research questions that the researcher will provide answer to are:

Is there any significant relationship between labour relation and workers productivity?
What are the human relation factors that affect performance of workers in organization?
Does the decision making by labour relation affect the workers productivity?

1.4 Objectives of the Study

The following are the various objectives to be achieved by the researcher:

To investigate if there is any significant relationship between labour relations and workers productivity.
To determine the human relation factor that affect performance of workers in organizations.
To examine if the decision making by labour relation affect the workers productivity.

1.5 Statement of the Hypotheses

The following hypothesis shall be tested:

There is no significant relationship between labour relation and workers productivity.
There are no human relation factors that affect performance of workers in organization.
Decision making by labour relation does not affect workers productivity.

1.6 Scope of the Study

The research work will cover a period of three years and would be restricted to 7up Bottling Company, Benin City Branch. The areas which will be investigated on are:

Issues relating to labour, management and workers productivity in 7up Bottling Company.

1.7 Significance of the Study

For every research work, the researcher must have reason for embarking on the study. This study will be relevant to all the stakeholders particularly the following:

1. Managers:

The study will enable the managers to understand the effect of labour relation as an instrument to boost organizational performance. It will also assist the managers an appropriate decision making and effective communication of strategy needed to increase productivity in organization.

2. Investors:

It will enable the investors to understand the secrete of making higher returns through good labour relations that increase productivity. It will assist them to know the various strategies required to monitor profit and stabilized returns through human resources management.

3. Employees:

It will enable them to understand the welfare packages that is due for them in organization and the high rate productivity that is required from them.

4. Student and Researcher:

It will provide an avenue for them to understand the impact of labour relation and workers productivities in organization so as to conduct more research on the area for knowledge expansion.

1.8 Limitations of the Study

One of the major problems encountered in the course of this research is heavy reliance on primary data. There are no secondary data to capture the research topic. Most of the staff are just school leaving certificate, not knowing the relevance importance of research work and there by giving poor responses. Secondly, finance was also a major problem as this kind of research requires large examination of respondent so as to extract useful information. So therefore, the researcher was limited by lack of fund. Thirdly, time factor problem. There was absolutely no time as the research was still combining vigorous academic work with the project.

1.9 Operational Definition of Terms

Labour Relation:

Is an industrial act of mediating between employees and employers to achieve optimal product.

Management:

Is a process of planning, ordering, motivating, coordinating and controlling the activities of organization.

Organization:

Is the process of organizing a set of workers that can work together to achieve the organizational purpose or objective.

Decision Making:

Is the process of resolving on how work in organization is going to be done.

Productivity:

Is the efficiency of work done in industrial production.

…

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 Literature Review

2.1 Introduction

The review of relevant literature is the main topic of this chapter. A literature review covers theoretical and methodological contributions to a certain issue in addition to the state of knowledge at the time of writing. It provides information about the state of the art in relation to the subject you are writing about. It examines the body of work on the chosen subject. The literature evaluation in this study comprises the …

Procedure for Downloading the PDF (Docx) Material

Effect of Labour Relations on Worker Productivity can be downloaded by requesting the full set of materials at the project or seminar cost. The document will be sent via Microsoft Word (MS-Word) format via WhatsApp (e-mail) following payment confirmation.

Seminar Material Cost
₦3,000

Project Material Cost
₦5,000

Request Complete Material

Click here to request the Complete Material via WhatsApp including;

Preliminary Pages,
Chapter 1-5,
References and Appendix.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRELIMINARY PAGES

Title page
Approval page
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background …
⋮
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Conceptual Review
2.3 Theoretical Framework
⋮
2.4 Empirical Studies
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Research Design
3.3 Population of Study
3.4 Sampling and Sampling Technique
3.5 Validation of Research Instrument
3.6 Method of Data Collection
3.7 Method of Data Analysis
3.8 Questionnaire Administration
3.9 Ethical Consideration
3.10 Statistical Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA ANALYSIS, RESULT AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Presentation and Analysis of Data
4.3 Re-statement of Research Questions
4.4 Test of Hypotheses
4.5 Discussion of Findings
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Summary of Findings
5.3 Conclusion
5.4 Recommendation
5.5 Suggestion for Further Study
REFERENCES
APPENDIX A - “QUESTIONNAIRE”

Disclaimer for Complete Material Utilization
The displayed research work titled "Effect of Labour Relations on Worker Productivity" is stated as a research guideline towards accomplishing your assigned project / seminar research work. All the research materials on this website are ONLY for research purposes and should be used as a guideline in developing your research work. For no reason should you copy word for word as projectlist.com.ng will not be liable for any who copied the material. By ordering the complete research guideline, it signifies that you've accepted our terms of service.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Can the material for “Supervision of Instruction and Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Education” be used as a guide for Educational Administration and Supervision Project?

Yes it can be used — This study aimed to investigate the relationship between principals’ supervisory behaviors and teachers’ job satisfaction in secondary schools in Educational District II in Mainland Government Area of Lagos state. More specifically the study determined the principals’ leadership style(s) and its effect on teachers’ motivation in terms of achievement, competency, status, personal worth, and self-realization in private secondary schools. The findings of this study are expected to benefit among others, principals and teachers as well as other stakeholders who will get first-hand information on relationship between principals’ supervisory behaviors and teachers’ job satisfaction. Additionally, the general public will increase their knowledge and understand the role of effective school supervision on teachers’ job performance and satisfaction. It will also benefit other researchers who …

Is the topic “Motivation as an Instrument for Achievement of Productivity in an Organization” recommended for Business Administration and Management (BAM) Project?

Yes it is highly recommended — Motivation is the drive within the individual as well as the external drive that leads to the achievement or accomplishment of a goal, the drive to achieve a goal or to set a goal such as needs, wants and desires and internal forces achievable. The study was carried out to examine the Motivation as an Instrument for Achievement of Productivity in an Organization using Federal Ministry of Information Abuja as a case study. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to examine the factors which motivate employees to perform in Federal Ministry of Information and ascertain the effect of motivation on worker’s productivity. Federal Ministry of Information is a Nigerian multinational organization and financial services company. …

Can the material for “Attitude and Perception of Nursing Mothers Towards Exclusive Breastfeeding in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State” be used as a guide for Public Health Project?

Yes it can be used — The purpose of the study was to investigate the attitude and perception of nursing mothers towards exclusive breastfeeding In Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The research design was descriptive survey. The sample size was three hundred (300) mothers. The instrument for data collection was a validated questionnaire with reliability coefficient of 0.80. Data were subjected to descriptive statistics. Hypothesis was tested using a Chi-square test analysis, major findings showed that majority of the respondents had high knowledge 178 (59.3%). The overall practice was highly adequate with grand mean of 3.03. There was a significant association between level of knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding with minimum expected count of 14.08 with 3 degrees of freedom. Based on the findings it …

Can the material for “Design and Implementation of Flight Information System” be used as a guide for Computer Science (CS) Project?

Yes it can be used — This project was out of the necessity to address the inherent problems encountered by members of staff of Air Nigeria and their customers. The manual processes involved in the management of airline were critical examined and the flows noted. The software so designed offers to a great extent, the solutions to these problems. The project went further to ret the different techniques used in implementing the newly design software in order to facilitate a broader understanding of the design software by any user. Airline flight information system are used to track and maintain records of flight schedules, passenger reservations and seat assignments, aircraft loading, flight inventory, ticket purchases and fare tariffs. The modern airline reservation system also serves customer needs …

Is the topic “A Study on Mosquito as a Primary Malaria Vector” recommended for Microbiology Project?

Yes it is highly recommended — Malaria is a major problem in Nigeria with the highest prevalence of malaria in pregnancy of 64.5 percent. Little is known about the major malaria vector and its role in malaria transmission. This was a study on mosquito as a primary malaria vector. A total of 1030 female Anopheles mosquitoes were caught consisting of five species, namely, 1026 (99.6%) of Anopheles gambiae complex further identification using PCR showed the predominant sibling species were An. arabiensis Patton 95%(n=221) and An. gambiae s.s. 5%(n=12). Other Anopheles mosquitoes collected were morphologically identified as An. pharoensis, An. squamosus and An. rhodesiense. Results showed that the population of Anopheles arabiensis was significantly higher than that of Anopheles gambiae s.s (P<0.05). In planning effective site specific malaria …

Can the material for “Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Workers Towards Personal Protective Equipment” be used as a guide for Midwifery Project?

Yes it can be used — Personal protective equipment is designed to protect health care providers from serious workplace injuries or illnesses. The study was carried out to examine the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Workers towards Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Ijebu Ode. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to assess the relationship between uses of PPE among the health care providers (HCPs) and determine the frequency of daily changing of PPE among health care workers in Ijebu Ode. The research design used in this report is descriptive design, utilizing questionnaire method to obtain information from the respondents for this project. A total of 80 (eighty) respondents were selected for this study to represent the entire population of …

Can this topic “The Influence of Organizational Structures on the Performance of Workers” be used for Business Administration and Management (BAM) Project?

Yes it can be utilized for research — This project is carried out to determine the effects of organizational structure on the performance of workers in Transcorp Hilton Abuja. The researcher in tends to investigate the effects of the organization structures on the job performance by the employees of the organization. The researcher also tries to find out the response of the workers on the organizational structures and its effects on the employees. The method used in collecting data for the study includes; questionnaires which of course is the main sources to determine that, including interviews and observations were also used. After the data’s were sorted out and analyzed, the researcher discovered that organizational structure has a positive effect on the workers job performance in an organization. That …

Can the material for “Contribution to the Establishment of a Regional Organization in Nigeria” be used as a guide for International Relations Project?

Yes it can be used — ECOWAS is the brain child of Nigeria and Togo. Nigeria has remained the driving force of the regional organization aimed as regional self-reliance, self-preservation and all round security. The study was carried out to examine the Contribution to the Establishment of a Regional Organization in Nigeria. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to examine the contributions of Nigeria Regional Organizations towards the development of ECOWAS since its formation and analyze the challenges faced by Nigeria in maintaining and fostering the development of ECOWAS. Investigation revealed that Nigeria as a country has contributed in the development of regional organization. The weaker states in the West African region had difficulty mobilizing the resources required to deal decisively …

Can the material for “An Appraisal of Liquidity Problems in Commercial Bank in Nigeria” be used as a guide for Banking and Finance (BF) Project?

Yes it can be used — This study is aimed act appraising the liquidity problems in commercial banks in Nigeria with a problem in commercial banks in Nigeria with a view of determining how these problem affects commercial banking business as well as determining whether the policies imposed by the central bank has actually solved the liquidity problem of commercials banks or not. In doing this we want to classify the period under review (1980- 1989) in the Pre-SFEM period and the Post-SFEM period. On other words the study interns to discuss the Pre-SFEM and Post-SFEM experience of banks and offer useful suggestion as how to these problem could be alleviated if not eradicated. For this purpose an empyreal survey and history research was carried on and …

Is the topic “Teachers’ Qualification and Primary School Pupil Academic Performance” recommended for Education Project?

Yes it is highly recommended — This study examined the influence of qualification on the job performance of public secondary school teachers in Edo State, Nigeria. The study was descriptive in nature. The population consisted of the entire four thousand, four hundred and ninety-six (4496) public secondary school teachers in Edo State, Nigeria. The sample comprised of sixty (60) teachers in the twelve (12) public primary schools in 6 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Ikorodu. A well-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data for the study. The data were analysed using multiple regression and t-test. The result showed that qualification influences the job performance of primary school teachers in Ikorodu. Based on the findings, it was recommended amongst others that the State Primary Education …