CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Employees welfare programme adopted by government owned parastatals in Enugu state has become a popular phenomenon of total personnel policy of business organizations. In practice, such welfare programme involves giving extra benefits to employee to supplement their wages, at a reliable cost to the employer. These policies one important to both the organization and the employees. From employer points of view, it is anticipated that a good employee welfare programme will induce the employees to work hard and improve their general attitude towards organization. But for the employees, these benefits represent an extra income, additional security or mere desirable working condition that require no additional effort.
In government owned parastatals, employers of labour have seen in employee welfare service, the ability to evoke commitment and co – operation of the stated goals which has led to the introduction of welfare programme, with the sincere belief that a good employee welfare programme will induce employee to work hard and improve the general employee morale. The situation remains relatively the same but for the difference in methods of payment and apparent change in emphasis. Employee welfare programme is defined as “ something of value apart from the agreed regular monetary payment of salaries and wages given by an employee. This will be used as the working definition for this research work.
Employee welfare programme exists, in all cultures, and in all government owned palatals and had existed at all time. They take different shapes and froms and attract different name. in recognition of their worker need fulfillment functions, they are variously called welfare service, welfare benefits, employee benefits and amenities. As augmenters of employee income,