TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION •.•.••.................•.•.•.........................••.••.............•.•..........•..•......•..• i
APPROVAL ...............•.••••••.•.•••......••.••••.•......•.••••.•........•.•.••........••..•.•.••......•...... ii
DEDICATION ••••........•..••.•.•.•••.•.......••••••.••....•••••••.•.•.•......•••••••••.....•.•.•.••.••...•.••. iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ••••••••••••......•..•••••.......•••.•..........••••••....•.......•.••...•......••.... iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS ...•..•.•.•••.•.........•••.........•.•.•..........•.•.•.•..........••.••••........••.... v
ABSTRACT ...........•.•.•.••••••.•.•.......••.••.........•..•.•..........•.•.•.........•.•.•.•.•........•.... viii
CHAPTER ONE ..........•••••••••.•••.......••.•••........•.••••.......•.•••.•.••.......••.••••........•••...... 1
INTRODUCTION ..•.•••.••••.•••.•.•....••••..•••....•••••.•.•.•......•••••••••......••••.•••.•......••..•...•.. 1
1.0 Introduction ••..........••••••••.•••........•.•••........•••...•........•.•••••.•........•.•.•.•.........•..... 1
1.1 Background of the Study .••••••••......•..•••......•.•••••••.......•.•.•.•.•.......•.•••.•.•.........•.....• 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem ................................................................................... 1
1.3 Purpose of the Study ...•.••••••••.•••.....••••.•.•.....•.••••••.•.....•.•••••.•.•......•.•.••...•......••.... 2
1.4 Objectives of the Study ........•.•.•.•.•......•.•.•.•.•.....•.•.•••.•.........•.•.•.•.......••••.•.......•.•• 2
1.5 Research Questions .......•.•.•••.•••.....••.•••........••...•.......•.••.•..•.......••.•.•.•.......•••...... 2
1.6 Scope of the Study ............................................................................................ 2
1. 7 Significance of the Study .•••.•.•••.•....••.••••.....••••••••......••••.•••••......•••••••.•.......•.•.....•. 2
CHAPTER TWO ..•••••.•.••••••.......••••.••......••••........•.•.•.•.•........•••.•.•.........•.•••.•......... 4
LITERATURE REVIEW ••••.......•.•••.•.•.....•.•.•........•..•.••.......•.•.•............•....•......••.... 4
2.0 Introduction .....•••..•.•••••••........••.•.•.....•.•.••••.....•.•••.•.........••.•.•.•.......•.••.•.......•... 4
2.1 Employee Benefit Programs ••.•••.••......••••.•.•...•..•••.•.•.......••.•.•.•........•.••••••......••.•... 4
2.2 Mandated Employee Benefit Programs •.....••••.•.........••••.........•.•••••..........•.•..•....•...•• 5
2.3 Voluntary Employee Benefit Programs .•.•......••••.•.......•.•.•.•.........•••••••........•..........•• 7
2.4 Miscellaneous Benefits .....•.•.•.•......•.••••.......••...........•.•.•...........••.•..........•..........• 9
2.5 Flexible Employee Benefits ••.•••......•••.•.........••••......••.•.•.••.......•••••..•........••..........• 9
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2.6 Causes of Labor Turnover •••.•••••••.•••..•.••.••.•.••..••.•.•.•.•.•..••.•.•••.••••.•.•.•.•.•.•.........• 10
2.7 Relationships between employees benefit programs and labour turnover ...................••.•• 12
2.8 Key issues identified •••••••••.••••.•.•.......•••.••••••••.••••.•.•••.•...•.•••.•......••..•••.•.•..••.••••. 14
CHAPTER THREE ••.••.•.•...............................................................•...............•.•. 15
METHODOLOGY •••.••....................................................................................••. 15
3.0 Introduction •••.•••..............••.•••••••.••......................•.......•.•..•..•.••..................••. 15
3.1 Research Design .••••••••.•......•..........•............................................................••. 15
3.2 Data Type ........••••••••••.•.•.••••.•.•....•...•..••..••..•.•••••.•.•.•.••.••.•.•.•.•.•••.•.••••.••..•..... 15
3.2.1 Source of Information ...•••.••.•••.•.•.••.•.........................................................•..• 15
3.2.2 Data Collection Methods ........•.........................•........•..•...•.••......•....•...•..•..••.•• 15
3.2.3 Data Processing, Methods, Presentation and Analysis •••......•.•...•••.........•...•........••••. 15
3.3 Limitations of Study •......................................•...•..........•...••......•..............••.••. 15
CHAPTER FOUR •..••.••••••.•••.•.••••••.•••.••.•••.•••.••••...•.•.•.•...•..•••.•.•.•.•.•...•...••........... 16
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS •.......•.•.•...•.•...••......•.. 16
4.0 Introduction •••.••••••••••.•••••••.•.............••.•••.••••.•.•.•.••••••••••••.•.••..•.•.•.•...•••....•.•••. 16
4.1 Types of employee Benefit Programs .•.••.•••.•.•.•.••.•.•.•.••.•.•.••.•.••.•••.••••.••.•.•.•..•....... 16
4.2 Causes of Labor Turnover •.•••••.•••••.••••..••.•.•.•.••••.•.•••..•.•.••.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•..•.••....... 17
4.3 The relationship between employees benefits programs and labor turnover .........•.....••..•. 18
CHAPTER FIVE •.•.••••••.•.•••••••••••••••.•.•••.•.•.•••.•.••.••••••.•.••••••••.•.•.•.•.•••.•.••••••..••..... 20
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION •••.•...•...•.....•.....................................•..• 20
5.0 Introduction .••.•••••••.••••.•.••••......•.•.•.•••••.•.•••.•.•.•.•.••.•.•.••...•.•.•••.•..••••.•.•..•••...... 20
5.1 Conclusion .•.•..........................•............•...•.•.•...••••.•.•.•••.••.••.•••.•.•.•..•.•.....•..... 20
5.2 Recommendations •••••••••.•.•.•......•....•••••••.•.•••••.•.•.••••••.••..•.•••••.•••.•.•.••••••••...•..... 20
5.3 Areas for further research ..................•••.•.•..•.••.•.••.•.••••.•..•.•.•.•.•.•.••..•.•...••.•....... 21
REFERENCES ......•......••.......•.•.••••...........•...•..•.•.•••..•.•.•••••.••..•.•.•.•.....•.•..••...•..• 22
ABSTRACT The study examined the employee benefit programs and labour turnover The objectives of the study were to identify the types of employees benefits programs used in organizations, investigate the causes of labour turnover and to establish the relationship between the employee benefit programs and labour turnover. Analytical research methodology was used; Data was collected from secondary sources: namely textbooks, Uganda Constitution, New Employment Act, NSSF Act, Newspapers, Publications, Journals, and Internet. The findings of the study showed that employees benefit programs may he as a result of government legislation, voluntary and miscellaneous benefits It was discovered that employee benefit programs are offered as a supplement to wages and salaries and such benefits programs are aimed to induce employees loyalty and induce happier employee and retain competent employees, and this implied that where there are improper employee benefit programs, labour turnover is inevitable. In conclusion, absence or improper employee benefit programs found to be the major causes of labour turnover. However there are other causes of labour turnover, which were not catered for in this study since the study was only limited to examine the employee benefit programs and labour turnover.
