Resarch 2 The Impact of Wages PDF

Preview

Summary

Research in daily life 2...

Description

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION /THE PROBLEM AND ITS NATURE

Research Title: The Impact of wages on the productivity level of contractual social associate employees in the selected fast food chains Introduction ● Advocacy (Based on SDG): Decent Work and Economic Growth advocacy aims to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. The paper will ascertain the impact of wages as a tool for motivating, promoting, training and staff development in order to enhance employee productivity. ● Interest/Focus: This paper is regarding how wages affect employees productivity level. This is more focused on social associate contractual employee working in fast-food chains such that they begin earning not far from minimum wage and work their way up based on their performance and how long they will remain. This is also concerned on how these employees quality of work improves overtime. ● Existing Problem/issue/concerns: How does wages affect employees’ productivity? Different articles and statements motivate the researchers to pursue this paper regarding how the wages affect the productivity level of employees. Wages is an essential in achieving productivity. Good administration of wages are very important in any establishment as it improves employees’ productivity and the overall organization aims and goals. On August 7, Duterte signed Republic Act 11360 amending Article 96 of the Labor Code of the Philippines giving restaurant and hotel workers only 85 percent of the service charge collected from

customers while the remaining 15 percent was retained by the management (Guadalquiver, 2019). Wennie Sancho, secretary-general of General Alliance of Workers Associations (GAWA), said that the incentive should motivate the workers to increase their productivity. “We hope this positive development will give more reasons to the workers to strive to increase their productivity and provide better and quality service to the customers,” Sancho added. Theoretical Basis To be able to enhance employees productivity, wage factor and quality of working life needs to get the attention of the management. This paper aims to know the impact of wages in the productivity level of contractual social associate employees. One of the purposes of an employee working in a company is to earn income in the form of wages. The earned wages is used to meet basic needs: clothing, housing, etc. According to Kanzunnudin (2007), every company in determining the amount of wages paid to the employee must be feasible, so that the lowest wage that is given to meet the needs of their life. The increase in employment opportunities can only happen if the workers receive wages lower nominal (Syadhan, 2007). Compensation is one of the most significant inspirational variables, as we had been told from the days of yore that we will eat from our perspiration. The primary motivation behind why laborers engage in paid occupations is to procure a living which is compensation or pay. Sensible pay rates must be paid on schedule, that is, it must be paid as at when due and expeditiously, too. The laborers ought to be capable decide the time such pay rates will be paid by the association. Once more, there must be a relative consistency in the mode and way such pay rates and wages will be paid to the laborers. While fixing pay rates, the association must consider factors, for example, the average cost for basic items, organization capacity to pay, ability of organization to pay, and so forth (Chukwudi, Odogwu & Adedehinbo, 2012).

Wages become a significant part of being viable whenever connected to the presentation fundamentally (Umar, 2012). Conceding compensation is the most mind boggling task for the business, is likewise the most noteworthy perspectives for laborers, in light of the measure of wages mirrors the size of the estimation of their work among the laborers themselves, their families and networks. Wages are significant for the business since it mirrors the business' endeavors to safeguard HR so as to have a high unwaveringness and duty to the business. Feasible wages system is relied upon to add to keeping up the reasonability of the work power, the acknowledgment of the vision and mission, just as for the accomplishment of work destinations (Umar, 2012).

Conceptual Framework

Significance of the Study The study will be beneficial to the following group of individuals: 1. Employees – This study will be a massive help for the employees as they will know how much they will earn every hour that will motivate them to work for they are paid on how much time they work on. 2. Employers – The results will give them a hint on how to handle and manage wages administration in the sense that it increases employees’ productivity. 3. Department of Labor and Employment - This study will give them awareness about the issues regarding the wage that employees make every hour. This paper can also be one of their grounds in formulating policies or implementing programs in the near future. 4. Future Researchers – The future researchers can take a look on the recommendations and some parts of the study to support, have a background, and improve a the study for thesis purposes and different types of researchers.

Statement of the Problem/Objectives This study deals with the impact of wages on the productivity level of contractual sales associate employees in the selected fast food chains who are currently employed in Manila. Additionally, this paper is concerned to give objective and precise answers to the following questions that will help in attaining the study’s objective: 1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents? a. Sex b. Age

c. Highest educational attainment d. Duration as contractual employee e. In which chronological order does your current work belong? 2. What is the perception of the respondents on the role of wages as employees? 3. What is the perception of the respondents on employees’ productivity? 4. What is the difference in the perception of the respondents on the role of wages as employees based on the demographic profile of the respondents? 5. What is the difference in the perception of the respondents on employees’ productivity based on the demographic profile of the respondents? 6. What is the relationship between the perception of the role of wages and employees’ productivity? Hypothesis From the problem identified, the following hypothetical statements are formed, and will be tested to ascertain the level of correlation between the hypothetical statement and research findings. 1. There is no significant difference in the perception of the respondents on the role of wages as employees. 2. There is no significant difference in the perception of the respondents on employee productivity. 3. There is no significant relationship between the perception of the role of wages and employees’ productivity.

Scope & Delimitations

● What do you want to do? -As students, the researcher should know how ths social associate employee do their job, and what is the difference of their work from others. Moreover, the researcher would like to know the impact of wages in the productivity level of contractual social associate employee in fast food chains. The researcher know that their job is to interact and converse with various customers. In handling cash registers, manning the drive-thru windows, cooking orders and keeping the restaurants clean. The researcher wish to know the impact of wages to their productivity at work. ● What you don't want to do? -The researchers decided to exclude the other higher positions due to its broadness. They only decided to focus on the social associate employees and not on the other higher positions such as shift supervisors, store manager and regional manager. Moreover, the researchers only placed their focus on the social associate employees wages and its impact to their productivity at work and not directly on the specific struggles that they are facing or in the company. In this research, the researcher only focused in social associate employees in selected fast food chains in the areas of Metro Manila Philippines. So the other employees of fast food chains in other regions and other countries is excluded from the scope of the study. ● When will you do the study? -The study will be conducted on the 1st Semester of Academic year 2019-2020, In partial fulfilment of the requirements in Research in Daily Life 2. In the halfway of the data gathering period. However, the research will be targeting to contact some of social associate employees from different fast food chains in Metro Manila to conduct a survey so as to attain their objective for pursuing this research. ● Where will you conduct it?

-The researcher who are from Lyceum of the Philippines- Manila Senior high school will conduct their research in the areas of Metro Manila. Metro Manila is falso known as "Metropolitan Manila" officially the National Capital Region (NCR) is the seat of the government and one of the three defined metropolitan areas of the Philippines. It is composed of 16 areas namely: The City of Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan, Las Pinas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Paranaque, Pasay, Pasig, San Juan, Taguig & Valenzuela as well as the municipality of Pateros. The researchers decided to pick Metro Manila as their sole locale for the study because the area has a lot of fast food chains inside their region as well as employees working from them to earn a living. ● Who will be your respondents? -The respondents of the study will be fast food chains employees specifically the social associate employees located in the areas of Metro Manila. Composing of fifty (50) members both male and female, the randomly sampled respondents will be asked by the researchers for fnsent amd approval ro answer the survey-questionnaire until the desired number pf respondents, which is fifty (50) is reached. They will be asked to answer the survey-questionnaire that the researchers will provide to then which supplies the information the researcher need.Why choose them? -Sales associate position has very low applying requirements making them accessible for people seeking immediate jobs. They usually start off close to minimum wage and can work their way up based on their performance and length of service. ● Why choose them? -The researcher choose social associate employees because their job has to do with their skill and fast actions. In addition, they are knowledgeable and has sufficient experience to answer the

problems posed in the present study. In this way, the researcher will be able to answer the main research questions. ● Which instrument will you see? -In conducting the study, the survey used entitled “The Impact of wages on employee productivity: A case study in Migadishu” from the publication Sahan Center for Research Human Development and Media. Using survey questionnaire by acquiring (50) contractual social associate employees from different selected fast food chains that will specifically intends to present the profile of the respondents in terms of their gender, age, educational attainment and status of employment.

Definition of Terms For a better understanding of this study, the following terms are defined the content of the research. WAGES - A monetary compensation (or remuneration, personnel expenses, labor) paid by an employer to an employee in exchange for work done. PRODUCTIVITY - A measure of the efficiency of a company's production process, it is calculated by measuring the number of units produced relative to employee labor hours or by measuring a company's net sales relative to employee labor hours. SALES ASSOCIATES- The front-line sales team members responsible for running cash registers, manning the drive-through window, cooking orders and keeping restaurants clean. CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEE- An employee who works under contract for an employer and is hired for a specific job at a specific rate of pay, and is not considered a permanent employee.

EMPLOYEE - An employee is an individual who was hired by an employer to do a specific job. The employee is hired by the employer after an application and interview process results in his or her selection as an employee.

References (Theoretical basis and Conceptual Framework) Gunawan, H. & Amalia, R. (2015). Wages and Employees Performance: The Quality of Life as Moderator. International Journal of

Work

Economics and Financial Issues, 2015, Vol. 5 (Special Issue), 349-353. ISSN: 2146-4138

Dickens, R., Machin, S. and Manning, A. (1999). The Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment: Theory and Evidence from Britain. The National Bureau of Economic Research,17(1), pp.1-22. Retrieved from https://www.nber.org/papers/w4742.

Kelechi, N., V.O., A., Akintaro, A., T.K, E., A.O, S. and A.E, H. (2016). The Effect of Compensation Administration on Employee Productivity. Oman Chapter of Arabian Journal of

Business

and

Management

Review,

5(8),

pp.40-47.

Retrieved

from

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303857609_The_Effect_of_Compensation_Administra tion_on_Employee_Productivity.

(Scope and Delimitations) Ingram, David. (n.d.). Fast-Food Sales Team Structure. Small Business - Chron.com. Retrieved from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/fastfood-sales-team-structure-16062.html

(Introduction: Existing problems) Guadalquiver, N. (2019). New service charge law to boost workers’ productivity. Philippines News Agency. Retrieved from https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1077902 (Advocacy) About the Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/....