The influence of fringe benefits on commitment and motivation of teachers in selected private secondary schools in Wakiso district, Uganda

Abstract

This study was on the influence of fringe benefits on commitment and motivation of teachers in Private Secondary Schools in Wakiso District. It particularly examined the ways in which fringe benefits are used to motivate teachers in Private Secondary Schools in Wakiso District. The study further investigated the ways in which fringe benefits are used to foster commitment in Teachers in Private Secondary schools in Wakiso District; and established the relationship between fringe benefits and commitment, as well as the relationship between fringe benefits and motivation of teachers in Private Secondary Schools. Data was collected from a total of 250 respondents consisting of 230 secondary school teachers, and fifteen (15) proprietors of Private Secondary Schools and five (5)district officials, using self administered questionnaires and interview guides. The findings of the study revealed that some private schools give a variety of fringe benefits to teachers as a way of motivating them. The study further indicate that the fringe benefits that are given in Private Secondary Schools in Wakiso range from accommodation, transport refund, housing, recognition, loan schemes incentives to undertake refresher courses. The study also revealed that fringe benefits are used to foster commitment in teachers of private secondary schools in Wakiso District. In the same way the study indicated that there is a strong relationship between fringe benefits and commitment. The study indicated that the teachers whose schools gave regular fringe benefits were more and strongly committed to those schools and motivated which wasn't the case in the schools where the fringe benefits were lacking. The study recommends that policy makers in the education sector should institute the fringe benefits practice as a standard measure for schools so that teachers work diligently. The study further recommends that schools embrace the act of acknowledging teachers through fringe benefits so as to improve bonding between them and their employers which leads to commitment. The study recommends the following areas for further study the Influence of fringe benefits on staff turnover and staff productivity.