INFLUENCE OF LABOUR MARKET STRATEGY ON PERFORMANCE OF TEA FIRMS IN NANDI COUNTY
Abstract
Manpower is an essential element in any organization. Labour relations has raised unprecedented challenges between employers and employees leading to industrial unrests which are directed towards providing the employees with certain facilities and comfort geared towards improvement of employee’s well-being. This research is geared towards determining the labour market strategies and their influence on performance of tea firms in Nandi County using government policy as a moderating factor. The study adopted a descriptive survey design to answer the research problem. The target population was 475 employees in Nandi County. Simple random sampling was used to obtain a sample size of 214 employees from tea firms in Nandi County. Data was collected using questionnaires and interview schedules. Validity and reliability of instruments results was established before the actual study. Data was analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive statistics encompassed determination of frequency, means and standard deviations while for inferential statistics the study used Pearson correlation and regression analysis. The findings indicated that government Policy has a significant effect on Labour Market Policies, p = 0.000). The study also concluded that tea firms once in a while go out of their way to ensure that their workers are ready for retirement because they do not offer retirement packages. The study recommends that Government agricultural boards ought to introduce institutional reforms in relation to tea farmers’ remuneration. The findings of the study are of great significance to the management of the tea firms with regard to establishment of strategies to enhance labour market strategy on performance of Tea firms in Nandi County.
Key Terms: Labour Market Policies, Government Policy
CITATION: Kipkemboi, S. P., Otuya, W., & Kwendo, E. (2021). Influence of labour market strategy on performance of tea firms in Nandi County. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 8 (1), 421 – 434.
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