Contributory pension scheme and employee work attitude in the Nigerian Federal Civil Service

Chiemeka Onyema

Abstract
This study investigated the effects of Contributory Pension Scheme on employee work attitude in the Nigerian Federal civil service. The study which is anchored on expectancy theory adopted a cross-sectional survey design. A sample of 1007 federal civil servants selected using total population sampling technique constituted the study participants. A structured questionnaire with a reliability co-efficient estimate of 0.742 was used to generate the quantitative data. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) aided the presentation and analysis of data relating to the objectives of study using frequency distribution table and, the test of research hypothesis with chi-square statistic. The study's findings suggest that contributory pension scheme has had positive effects on employee work attitude in the Nigerian Federal civil service in Imo State. The study found a statistically significant relationship between the new contributory pension scheme and improved employee work attitude in the Nigerian federal civil service in Imo State. Based on the findings, the study recommended that government should strengthen the administration of the contributory pension scheme to further improve the work attitude of Nigerian civil servants and to enhance their efficiency.

Keywords
Civil service; Contributory pension scheme; Employee work attitude; Pension; Pension administration.

Resumo
Regime de pensão contributiva e atitude laboral do trabalhador na Função Pública Federal da Nigéria. Este estudo investigou os efeitos do regime de pensão contributiva na atitude de trabalho dos funcionários no serviço público federal nigeriano. O estudo, ancorado na teoria da expectativa, adotou um desenho de pesquisa transversal. Uma amostra de 1.007 servidores públicos federais selecionados pela técnica de amostragem da população total constituíram os participantes do estudo. Um questionário estruturado com estimativa de coeficiente de confiabilidade de 0,742 foi utilizado para gerar os dados quantitativos. O SPSS auxiliou na apresentação e análise dos dados relativos aos objetivos do estudo por meio de tabela de distribuição de frequência e, no teste de hipótese de pesquisa com a estatística qui-quadrado. Os resultados sugerem que o regime de pensão contributiva teve efeitos positivos sobre a atitude de trabalho dos funcionários no serviço público federal nigeriano no Estado de Imo. O estudo encontrou uma relação estatisticamente significativa entre o novo regime de pensão contributiva e a melhoria da atitude de trabalho dos funcionários no serviço público federal nigeriano no Estado de Imo. Com base nas conclusões, o estudo recomendou que o governo deve fortalecer a administração do regime de pensões contributivas para melhorar ainda mais a atitude de trabalho dos funcionários públicos nigerianos e aumentar sua eficiência.

Palavras-chave
Função pública; Regime de pensão contributiva; Atitude de trabalho do empregado; Pensão; Administração de pensões.

DOI
10.21438/rbgas(2021)081922

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