Employment at will among private institutions of higher learning : a case of ECUREI

Abstract

The aim of the study is to examine the effect of employment at will on employee productivity using ECUREI as the case study. The objectives which guided the study were to; examine how employment at will contributes to employee productivity, identify the motivation packages used for employees contracted at employment at will contract and determine the challenges of employment at will contract at ECUREI. The study used a desk review methodology to extract findings from the document hence less field surveys were conducted. From the reviewed literature, it was found out that the major contribution of employment at will on employment productivity is making them to focus on their merits and skills to retain their jobs. The most important motivation packages that employers give to employees working on employment at will are work incentives and payments. At this form of contract, employees continue getting their salaries by the employer has the power to terminate the employee contracts. Employment at will gives less job security to its employees because it doesn’t give a contract in a given period of time. This is because it does not give security on the certain period of time you have to work for but instead one works and the employer can easily replace him or her. The employer only works for a salary but cannot sue the boss for being fired. It is important to conclude that employment at will is good to improve employee productivity because it makes them to focus on their merits and skills to retain their jobs. However it’s does not provide security to employees for their jobs, it continues to give them incentives inform of allowances and payments. At this form of contract, employees continue getting their salaries by the employer has the power to terminate the employee contracts. Employees under this form of employment face problems because it gives less job security to its employees because it doesn’t give a contract in a given period of time. This is because it does not give security on the certain period of time you have to work for but instead one works and the employer can easily replace him or her. The employer only works for a salary but cannot sue the boss for being fired. It is important to recommend that periodic meetings with employees to air their grievances to management to serve as a motivating factor to the employees working at will. Managers should also be counseled on their relationships with their subordinates. The organization should have a good program in place for their employees work life balance as this can be a great factor to motivate and retain their employments. Management should try as much as possible to build a work environment that attracts, retain and motivate its employees so that to help them work comfortable and increase employee productivity.