Rewards And Employee Performance. A Case Study Of Hima Cement Factory Kasese District, South Western Uganda

ABSTRACT

The study was carried out on reward and employee performance in Hima cement factory, Kasese

district .The study was intended to find out the effect of reward on employee performance, to

establish the reward policies used in improving workers performance and challenges encountered

in rewarding employees in Hima cement factory. The study was carried out within the period of

three months.

The study used and explanatory research design for the collection of qualitative data using

questionnaires and interview guides. It focused on employees and administrators of Hima cement

factory where a sample of 750 respondents were selected using simple random sampling

technique. Data was collected from both primary and secondary sources which were analyzed

qualitatively using coding and tallying to generate simple percentages that were presented 111

form oftables.

The study found out that reward had close relationship with employee performance through

improved productivity and reduced rate of turnover. This was being done through improved

workers remuneration and rewarding of data performing employees.

Hence employers should endeavor to reward their employees through a well defined criterion to a void bias and resources should always be readily available to ensure that the workers are always rewarded to perform their duties effectively.