QUALITY OF WORK-LIFE AND EMPLOYEES’ PERFORMANCE IN FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC,BIDA, NIGER STATE

Abstract

The study examined the quality of work-life and employees’ performance in Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger
state. The descriptive survey of correlational type was used for the study. The purposive and simple random
sampling techniques were used to select 306 respondents from the population of 1,461 (739 teaching and 722
non-teaching) staff of Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger state. Data were collected with self-structured
questionnaires entitled “Quality of Work-Life Scale” (QWLS) and “Employees’ Performance Scale” (EPS) with
Cronbach Alpha reliability indices of .75 and .71 respectively. The data collected were subjected to percentage
and regression analysis at .05 level of significance, using SPSS statistical software of version 20. The findings of
the study revealed that job security have impact on employees’ satisfaction with coworkers and employer (β = -
.100, F [2; 259] = 4.078; p = < .05); work-life stability impact employees’ commitment (β = -.097, F [2; 259] =
44.866; p = < .05); and workplace conditions significantly impact employees’ task proficiency (β = -.097, F [2;
259] = 7.596; p = < .05). It was conclude in this regard that quality of work-life contributes significantly to
employees’ performance. It was recommended among others that Polytechnic administrators should ensure
safety and stability of their employees’ job in order to facilitate positive relationships among colleagues and
employers for effective performance towards the accomplishment of the institutional goals and objectives