Publication Date: 2024/02/02
Abstract: This paper investigated the effect of employee assistance program on the organisational performance of Wamco Nigeria Plc. The study identified the existing employee assistance program and examined the effect of health care assistance program on organisational productivity. The population of the study was six hundred and fifty-two (652) employees of Wamco Nigeria Plc out of which two hundred (200) employees were derived as a sample size using Taro Yamane's formula. The study used primary sources of data; the instrument used was well structured questionnaire administered through Goggle form. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. E-view package was employed as a statistical tool in testing the research hypotheses at 5% level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that health care assistance program, wellness assistance program, stress management, counselling program and mental health among others are the available programs in Wamco Nigeria Plc. The result of the study revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship between health care assistance program and organisational performance. The study concluded that the employees’ performance could be improved and sustained as a result of the available employee assistance programs and this will ultimately improve the overall organisational performance. The study therefore recommended that the management of Warmco Nigeria Plc should strengthen the available employee assistance programs and also try to know the assistance program that satisfies the need of each employee by not generalizing things.
Keywords: Employee, Health care, Wellness, Counseling, Performance.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10608618
PDF: https://ijirst.demo4.arinfotech.co/assets/upload/files/IJISRT24JAN1042.pdf
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