International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume VI, Issue VII, July 2022 | ISSN 2454–6186
Adi Daniel Ph.D & Cletus Edoh Ph.D
Department of Educational Foundations and General Studies, College of Agricultural and Science Education, Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Nigeria
Abstract: This study investigated impact of Integrated personnel Payroll and Information System (IPPIS) on the job performance of non-academic staff in Federal University Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria. Three specific objectives with corresponding research questions guided the study and three hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a survey research design, and was carried out in Federal University Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria. The population of the study comprised 1384 staff of Federal University Wukari. The sample size for the study comprised 310 Bursary staff obtained from the use of Taro Yamane formula for sample size determination. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire. The reliability of the instrument was estimated using Cronbach Alpha statistic and an overall reliability coefficient of 0.87 was obtained. The data was analyzed using Means and Standard Deviation to answer the research questions. Chi-Square Statistic to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that; use of IPPIS to detect illegal transfer of service, reactivation of appointments and inflation of contract helps to eliminates corrupt and sharp practices by non-academic staff enhances their productivity. Also, the findings further showed that prompt remittance of employees’ pension plans, healthcare benefit packages and employees’ insurance via IPPIS positively impact on their job productivity. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommendations that; Federal Government should enforce the full implementation of IPPIS to detect and eliminates corrupt and sharp practices often perpetuated by non-academic staff. Federal Government should sensitize the office of the Accountant General of the Federation on the need to fully deploy modern scientific budgetary preparation so as to enable them detect budget paddling and fabrication of accounts among others.
Keywords: Integrated Personnel Payroll and Information System, Non-Academic Staff