*Faculty of Management Sciences, Centre For Pre-Degree and Diploma Studies, Kogi State University, P.M.B 1008
**Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Kogi State University
Online published on 22 January, 2015.
It is no doubt that wages and salaries are the life-blood of the Nigerian economy. Wages and salaries administration program triggers employee performance. This paper aimed at investigating the correlative impact of wages and salaries administration on employee job performance and survival of families in Nigeria. The study adopted both primary and secondary method of gathering reliable and adequate data and information. The primary method includes the personal interview and questionnaire administered to the sampled population; and the secondary methods includes textbooks, journals, news papers and internets. Taro Yamani sampling method was used for the determination of sample size, and Bowler's proportional allocation method to distribute questionnaires in the selected organizations in Nigeria. This study analyzed the data collected with percentage method, tables and used the Likert Scaling method for hypothesis testing. The study revealed that poor wages and salaries administration program can affect employee job performance negatively. The study therefore concluded that wages and salaries administration has a correlative impact on employee job performance and survival of families in Nigeria. The study then recommended that the issue of wages and salaries should be addressed by human resource managers as a key strategic issue, and that wages and salaries policies should reflect the dynamic nature of the economy.
Wages and salaries, Administration, Policy, Employee job performance
