dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to explore the motivation factors that influence
the performance of support staff in public secondary schools in Lamu County,
Kenya. The study was guided by four research objectives namely; to examine
how bonus pay influences the performance of support staff in public
secondary schools , to examine how fringe benefits influence the performance
of support staff in public secondary schools in lamu county,kenya,to establish
the extent to which staff empowerment influences the performance of support
staff in public secondary schools in lamu county,Kenya and to determine the
influence of leave on the performance support staff in public secondary
schools in Lamu county, Kenya. A descriptive survey design was used in this
study. The population of this study was all the support staff in the 19 schools
in the county schools. The questionnaire was used for the support staff while
the interview schedule was used for the school principals. The study found
out that bonus pay influence support staff performance.The study further
found out that support staff were dissatisfied with their free lunch, free
transport to work, medical services they were given and free transport home
and free cold drink.The study concluded that bonus pay influence support staff
performance. It was also concluded that leaves were very important to an
employee .The study also concluded that staff were empowered by on- job
training, rewarding well job done, giving them leave allowances and ensuring
they get health insurance cover. It was concluded that schools never engaged
support staff in their decision making. Based on this study, and analysis of
motivation factors influencing support staff performance in secondary schools,
this study makes several recommendations. That the policy makers and
managers of the secondary schools should empower the employee for instance
ensure that they have good interpersonal relations.School administration
should improve the manner in which leaves are given,and also ensure that the
support staff in public secondary schools in Lamu county,Kenya are satisfied
with the fringe benefits and bonus pay offered | en_US |