ABSTRACT
The practice of employee welfare programmes has now become a popular phenomenon of the total personal policy of any organization. The programme involve given extra benefit to employer to supplement their ways at a cost to the employs.
They are important to both the organization and the employees. From employs point of view it is participated that a good employee welfare programme will indices the employee to work hard and improve their general attitude towards the organization.
But for the employee, these benefits represent an extra income, additional serenity or more desirable effort.
In examining this practice in Nigeria telecommunication (NITEL) Ltd. The stand is divided into (3) three chapters.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
COVER PAGE I
TITLE PAGE II
DEDICATION III
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IV
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT V
ABSTRACT VI
TABLE OF CONTENT VII
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION 1
BACK GROUP OF THE STUDY 1
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM 8
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY 11
SIGNIFICANCE 12
SCOPE OF THE STUDY 14
REFERENCE 17
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW 18
DEFINITION OF EMPLOYEE
WELFARE PROGRAMME 18
TYPES OF EMPLOYEE
WELFARE PROGRAMME 20
GROWTH OF EMPLOYEE
WELFARE PROGRAMME 25
PURPOSE OF EMPLOYEE
WELFARE PROGRAMME 26
PRINCIPLE OF EMPLOYEE
WELFARE PROGRAMME 28
REFERENCE 31
CHAPTER THREE
CONCLUSION 32
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
AND LIMITATION 32
SOURCES OF DATA 32
METHOD OF INVESTIGATION 34
DETERMINATION OF SAMPLE DATA 35
LIMITATIONS OF STUDY 37
CONCLUSION. 39
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND ON THE SUBJECT MATTER- NITEL
The Nigeria Telecommunication limited (NITEL) come into existence in January 1985 as a result of the merger between the former Nigeria External Telecommunication limited (NET) and the telecommunication sector of the former post Telecommunications Department (P&T) by the federal Government. The reason for the merger as advised by the government were the compatibility of service/ equipment and the streamlining of activates in both NET & P&T. it was envisaged that NITEL will definitely create harmonization and complimentarily of services. Which up till the merger, were handled by NET (external and P&T (international).
Unlike most government parastatals, NITEL was created to render its service at a profit. The company is not only self financing but serves as a source of revenue per government. It would be recalled that with NET & P&T, the parent bodies, were solely owned by the federal government hence NITEL could be described as the “brain child” of government. The main objective of the company is other provision of telecommunication services, both internally and internally through in a combination of communication satellites, submarine cables of microwave links and the high frequency radio network.
The telecommunication services provided by NITEL include the following (both internal and external and external):
Telephone service
Telex service
Telegram service
Press recreation
Presses international direct delivery service (100)
Voice cast
Leased Grant
Photo telegrams
Ship shore service
Television courage the satellite
High frequency radio service.
The above service are being rendered to the public by NITEL at us head offices in Lagos and at its branches all across the nation on a 24 hours daily basic.
The importance of the above service cannot be overstated in the development of our country’s economy. It is a known fact that communication is and essential and vital means of development in terms of peace and war. Its effectiveness and efficiency are not only desirable, but inevitable if the nation must achieve its economic objective and maintains its proper place in the comity of nations
NITEL in its strive of producing improved and efficient telecommunication service is segmented into five zones of operations, with the national headquarters in Lagos. The zones are:
Lagos
South west
South East
North west
North East
The Zones are further into divided into 23 territories, all across the 21 states of the federation, including the federal capital Territory, Abuja.
The company is structured into a division for proper and effective administration. Each division is headed by a direction or general manager, as the case may be. There are two deputy managing director who co-ordinate the division together for achieving the company’s objectives. The company as a whole is being headed by a managing director. At the top of the organization hierarchy, the company has a beard of director comprising the chairman, the managing director, the two deputy managing directors and the heads of division and zones; as well as the company secretary/ lager Adviser. The organization is really a complex one and was a such designed to case the achievement of the company objective.
In the area of administration, the company had formulated many new polities. One of such polities includes the recently revised fringe benefit schemes.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Problem of administration of employee welfare
Administration of employee welfare programme are fraught with complex problem’s some of these problems device from the installation of the welfare programmes, other purely from inherent bureaucratic procedures.
A few of these problems are:
Accounting problem:
Telex service
Telegram service
Press recreation
Press international Direct service (IDD)
Voice cast
Leased telegrams
Photo telegrams
Ship shore service
Television coverage via satellite
High frequency video service
The above service are being rendered to the public by NITEL at its head officer in Lagos and at its branches all across the nation on a 24 hours daily basic.
The importance of the above service cannot be overstated in the development of our company’s economy. It is a known fact communication is an essential and vital means of development in terms of peace and war. Its effectiveness and efficiency are not only disable, but inevitable of the nation must achieve its economic objective and materials its proper place in the country of nations.
Nitel in its strike of providing improved and efficient telecommunication services is segmented into five lines of operations, with the national headquarters in Lagos. The Lines are;
Lagos
South West
South East
North West
North East
The zones are further divided into 23 territories all across the 21 states of the federation, including the federal capital Territory, Abuja.
The company is structural into divisions for proper and effective administration. Each division is headed by a Director or General Manager, as the case may be. There are two Deputy Managing Directors who co-ordinate the divisions together for achieving the Company’s objectives. The company as a whole is being headed by a managing Director. At the top of the organizational hierarchy, the company has a Board of Directors, comprising the chairman, the Managing Director, the two Deputy Managing Directors and the heads of divisions and zones; as well as the Company Secretary/Legal Adviser. The organization is really a complex one and was a such designed to ease the achievement of the company objective.
In the area of administration, the company had formulated many new policies. One of such policies includes the recently revised fringe benefit Schemes.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Problems Of Administration Of Employee Welfare
Administration of employee welfare programme are fraught with complex problems. Some of these problems derive from the installation of the welfare programmes, others purely from inherent bureaucratic procedures.
EMPLOYEE WELFARE PROGRAMME IN NIGERIA NITEL LIMITED
