THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SALARY AND PERFORMANCE OF ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBERS IN SELECTED PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KAMWENGE DISTRICT. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.
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https://doi.org/10.70572/agp.v1i11.31Keywords:
Salary and performance, Academic staff, Private secondary schools, Kamwenge districtAbstract
Background.
Salary is a periodical fixed payment made to employees, mostly expressed in monetary terms. Inadequate salary contributes towards reduced employees’ social status which leads to inadequate commitment to their employment, hence a decrease in employee performance. This study examined the relationship between salary and performance of academic staff members in selected private secondary schools in Kamwenge district.
Methodology.
The descriptive cross-sectional study design using both qualitative and quantitative techniques was used to collect the data. Data collection was done using self-administered questionnaires and interviews. Descriptive statistics (frequencies and percentages) were used to determine the distribution of the respondents on personal information and the questions under each of the variables. Inferential statistics (correlation coefficient of determination and regression) were used to test the hypotheses. Qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis.
Results.
(47)59% of the respondents were males, the majority 53(67%) of the respondents had Masters’ degrees 41(52%) of the respondents had worked at KIU for a period between 4-6 years 41(52%) of the respondents had worked at KIU for a period between 4-6 years. There is a positive significant relationship between salary and performance (rho =.630, p=.000) as sighted by 68% of the teachers were not contented with the salary, they receive from Private secondary schools. The coefficients revealed that pay structures p-value (p-value = .003) and pay systems p-value (p-value = .001) had a significant effect on employee performance
Conclusion.
Salary pay structure based on skills and competencies as well as salary payment to staff based on roles and responsibilities lead to improved employee performance.
Recommendation
Management in private Secondary schools in Kamwenge District should increase staff salaries within the existing payment structures.
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