Abstract

The study examined employee welfare packages and ways in which they can promote the performance of public organizations in Federal Ministry of Transport Abuja, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was adopted. The study was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses. The population of the study consisted of the civil servants in Federal Ministry of Transport Abuja. A sample size of 780 civil servants comprising of 400 males and 380 females was drawn through stratified random sampling technique. A questionnaire titled; “Employee Welfare Packages and Organizational Performance Questionnaire (EWPOPQ)” was designed by the researcher and was used for data collection. The instrument which contained 23 items was properly validated and a reliability of 0.81 was obtained through Cronbach Alpha approach. Percentages, mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while z-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The results of the study showed that, despite some indication of improved job performance, welfare packages at the Federal Ministry of Transport do not significantly enhance overall job satisfaction or employee retention, as reflected by the low mean score of 2.23, and the allocation of welfare resources is widely acknowledged to positively impact operational efficiency within the Ministry, enhancing workflow and optimizing daily operations, as indicated by an aggregate mean of 2.82 and a standard deviation of 0.62. Based on the findings, the study recommended that the Federal Ministry of Transport should enhance welfare packages to better address employee satisfaction and retention needs while maintaining their effectiveness in improving operational efficiency.