Volume 4 - Issue 1 (2020)

Federation of Informal Workers’ Organisation of Nigeria (FIWON) and the Challenges of Organising Domestic Workers in Nigeria

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Federation of Informal Workers’ Organisation of Nigeria (FIWON) and the Challenges of Organising Domestic Workers in Nigeria C. ANYIM, Francis; Chidi Ngwama, Justice Domestic workers are located in the informal sector of the economy of any nation. Many unions and other workers‟ organisations indubitably are mugged with challenges in organising the informal workforce, irrespective of sector or country. The challenges of organising domestic workers are premised on the assumption that domestic workers are unorganisable because of the inherent nature of domestic work. This study examines the Federation of Informal Workers Organisation of Nigeria (FIWON) and the challenges of organising domestic workers in Nigeria. This study adopted qualitative research method; data were gathered through interviews, reports, documentary evidence and focus group discussions. The study employed the narrative or discourse analyses for the data interpretations. The findings of the study indicate that FIWON has made a substantial effort towards organising of the domestic workers in Nigeria hence the study concludes that FIWON‟s efforts have been overwhelmed with so many barriers which include absence of government support, work environment, absence of labour contract and domestic workers‟ poor financial capacity to finance FIWON‟s organising efforts due to low level of income generated by FIWON from its affiliating members. The study thus recommends among others that the labour legislative framework in Nigeria should be expanded to accommodate informal workers not only in terms of their labour rights but also for the benefit of the entire society.

Taxpayers’ Perception towards Tax Non-Compliance in Kalutara District

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Taxpayers’ Perception towards Tax Non-Compliance in Kalutara District K. Umayangana, Epitawalage; Rajeshwaran, Nadarajah This study is aimed to identify the most influential factors on taxpayers‟ non-compliance and, to establish relationship between taxpayers‟ perception in-term of tax rate, tax education, tax morale, public governance quality and tax non compliance behavior. Eight determinants namely, gender, age, education level, income level, tax rate, tax education, tax morale and public governance quality are included in this study. Convenience sampling procedure was used in this research based on the availability of respondents, studying the perception on tax non-compliance among taxpayers in Kalutara District. Data were collected from hundred individual income taxpayers and analyzed it using Descriptive statistics, Correlation analysis, Regression analysis and ANOVA and Independent sample T-test. The results show that there is positive significant relationship between taxpayers‟ perception and tax non-compliance and there are no differences in age and gender towards tax non-compliance. There are significant impact of tax rate and public governance quality towards tax non-compliance among individual income taxpayers; whilst tax education and tax morale affect tax non-compliance but the results are insignificant. Overall, the findings in this study are supported by other studies in literatures. The study provides insights both policy makers and tax administrators to gain better understanding of the key variables that are significantly associated with tax non-compliance and enable them to implement suitable strategies to minimize potential damaging factors and allow them to improve government revenue.

“Emotional Intelligence Is A Game-Changer” - The Effect Of Emotional Intelligence On Job Performance

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

“Emotional Intelligence Is A Game-Changer” - The Effect Of Emotional Intelligence On Job Performance Mathushan, P.; Nanthagopan, Y. In the turbulent era, competitive advantage in the market can only be reaped through firm‟s human resources. Recently, increasing numbers of scholars have argued that emotional intelligence (EI) is a core variable that affects the performance of employees. There has been increasing tendency in the exploration of emotional intelligence and its potential benefit for both individual and firm. Lucidly, there are contradiction findings on the relationship between emotional intelligence and employee job performance. Therefore, the present study was designed to investigate of the relationship between emotional intelligence and employee‟s job performance. Data were garnered with a self administrated questionnaire from randomly selected 81employees working in World Vision Lanka in Sri Lanka. The results of the multiple regression analysis revealed that individual components of the emotional intelligence, namely, self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation, empathy and social skills, have a significant positive impact on employees‟ job performance. The study has clearly explained the theoretical and practical implications.

Work Life Balance and Employees’ Work Performance in Sumal Food Limited, Ibadan

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Work Life Balance and Employees’ Work Performance in Sumal Food Limited, Ibadan DUNMADE, Emmanuel Olaniyi; Olanrewaju ALIYU, Mustapha Employee’s work life balance is an indispensable phenomenon that is of serious concern globally, not only to the employees, but also to a number of employers in both the private and public sectors as this is a key driver in the organization that craves for prompt achievement of its set goals and the realization of the predetermined objectives through work performance of its staff. The study examines the effect of work life balance on the employee’s job performance in the Sumal foods limited, Ibadan, Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was adopted for the study with the administration of structured questionnaire on the respondents. This was to elicit the required information. The descriptive statistics utilized for the study comprised simple percentages and tables, while inferential statistics used were regression and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). The findings of the study showed that work life balance exerts significant and positive effect on employees’ work performance (R=.342, R2 = .117, F= 8.617, p<.05) in Sumal foods. The study concluded that there is a meaningful relationship between work life balance and employees’ job performance in the organization. The study therefore recommends introduction of work life balance policies that are capable of helping the organization to gain competitive edge through offer of professional schemes that focus on adequate skills on how to handle job related challenges to the employees of the company.