International Journal of Social Research and Development

authors
Abdulkadir Ibrahim, Usman Bappi

abstract
The objective of this paper is to examine the effect of welfare package on the performance of workers of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Relevant data were collected from both primary and secondary sources of data. A survey method was used for this study. To obtain a more intense data, a quantitative research method was adopted. The questionnaire was designed and distributed randomly to a sample size of 232 which was populated for the Headquarters. Eighty-six percent (86%) of the respondents responded to the questionnaire and a simple percentage technique was used to analyse the data obtained. The result showed that both monetary and non-monetary welfare package were used in FIRS. Among the major findings of the study was that welfare packages exists in Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the employees attested to its importance. The research therefore recommended that the implemented welfare packages should be review from time to time so as to accommodate new ideas and innovation. Housing and Transport allowance and other entitlements should be paid without unnecessary delays.