Exploring the effect of labour relations on employee performance in the Limpopo Provincial Department of Social Development

Abstract

The study explores the effect of labour relations on workers’ performance in the Limpopo Provincial Department of Social Development. Every organization is required to reach certain standards, goals and targets and this requires employees’ becoming the most determining factor to achieve the organizations’ objective. Organizations are fully aware of the importance of employee performance, increasing employee performance or finding out ways through which high level of employee’s performance can be achieved as one of decisive factors for organizations success. Management’s mission is to get people together to accomplish corporate goals and objectives by using available resources effectively and efficiently. This study aims to identify factors affecting the effectiveness of job performance of the employees in the Limpopo Provincial Department of Social Development. Employee performance can be increased by putting efforts to factor that enhance the employee motivational level, creativity, job satisfaction, and comfort workplace environment. The study also emphasizes on understanding of employee relations practices, its underlying factors, issues and impact on employee performance in the Limpopo Provincial Department of Social Development. The study included qualitative approach, administered questionnaires distributed to employees to explore the existing labour relations practices, its underlying factors, issues and its impact on employee performance, whilst quantitative research approach, face to face interview with labour relations practitioners and managers on issues of development, participation, decision making amongst other things motivation’s. Data was analyzed by using tables, percentages and statistical distribution characterizing how labour relations can alleviate negative impact on performance and strategies to be used to enhance employee performance in the workplace. In the study conducted it revealed that improving the labour relations an organization can improve the performance and productivity of employees. From the research findings the researcher recommended that, strategies motivation, empowerment communication, good working environment among others participation of employees can improve employee performance in the workplace