MOTIVATING FACTORS DURING A HIGH COST OF LIVING – A STUDY OF CASUAL EMPLOYEES OF SELECTED NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

Rejoice Maxwell1, Aliyu Abba Yakubu2 and Maryam Saidu Jen3,

ABSTRACT

The continuous increase in the cost of living in Nigeria impacts employees of every organisation. This situation worsened after the government ended the oil subsidy regime – resulting in the rising cost of transportation and general prices of goods and services. The casual employees are the most vulnerable group because of their low incomes. Thus, the inflation most have reduces their capability of paying bills and may affect their productivity at work. This research sampled casual workers from the tertiary institution in Taraba state and their responses were to be collected regarding their most motivating factor in current dispensation. One one-sample chi-square analyses were used and the results showed variation in the preference of the motivating factor during this high cost of living dispensation. The results showed that monetary incentive is the most considered factor.

 Keywords: Motivation, casual employees, motivating factor, cost of living

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