Job Security and Employees’ Performance: Evidence from Private Hospitals in Shomolu Local Government Area of Lagos State

Abstract

The changing Nigeria hospital work environment which is characterized by cost-cutting moves and changes in work practices is creating job insecurity among hospital employees. Employees who are in hospital employment are having challenges of retaining a particular job for a long period of time as employers are consistently engaging in labour attrition. Apparently, this accentuates employment instability, mitigates employee performance and threatens hospital economic growth. This study investigated the effect of job security on employee’s performance in selected private hospitals in Shomolu local government Area of Lagos State. Research survey data were primarily sourced through a wellstructured questionnaire from a sample size of 420 respondents, using recommendations of minimum of 5:1 subject to item (population) ratio of Tabachnick and Fidell (2007) and Osborne and Castello (2005). The hypotheses were tested using simple linear regression and statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS. The study found that job security had a significant positive effect on performance of employees (B =.195; R2 = .053, p<0.05). The study concluded that job security significantly affect employees’ performance in the selected private hospital in Shomolu Areas of Lagos State. The study recommended that private hospitals in Lagos State should embrace organizational justice as panacea for retaining competent employees since hospitals’ growth is largely predicated on quality service delivery. Also, government should ensure the enforcement and adherence to labour laws to mitigate employees’ exploitation