EFFECT OF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAYROLL INFORMATION SYSTEM ON EMPLOYEES’ SATISFACTION IN NIGERIA
Enagbare, Judith Onyeka, Umar Elems Mahmud, PhD and Solomon Oche Ogbu, PhD
Volume 3 Issue 2
Abstract
The performance of firms, whether they belong to the public or private sector, is greatly influenced by the satisfaction of their employees. Consequently, it is imperative that their satisfaction is regarded with the utmost seriousness if the immediate and strategic objectives of the firms are to be achieved. This study aims to examine the effect of integrated personnel payroll and information system on employees’ satisfaction. The research adopts research survey design and respondents were reached using a structured questionnaire. The population of the study is 1483 who are employees under the office of the accountant general of the federation. The study utilized a sample of 349 employees from the study area. However, out of the total of 349 questionnaires distributed only 242 were duly completed and returned giving a retrieval rate of 85%. The data were analysed using a five point’s likert scale and the analytical tool was Spearman's rank-order correlation test. The finding revealed that adoption of integrated personnel payroll and information system has serve as a veritable tool in enshrining accountability but has threatened employees’ satisfaction owing to its non-domestication to carter for the peculiarity within government institutions. And a positive correlation between the extent of IPPIS implementation and employee satisfaction was also revealed. Thus, the study recommends that adoption of the payroll system be reviewed and all critical stakeholders be consulted so as to enhanced and sustained employees’ satisfaction. Keywords: Personnel, Payroll, Employee, Satisfaction.
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