Influence of Trade Union on Employee’s Performance in Government Health Institutions of Siha District, Tanzania

Abstract

This study sought to establish the influence of trade union on employee’s performance in government health institutions of Siha District, Tanzania. The study employed the descriptive-correlational research design. The study involved Government Health Institutions in Siha District namely Kibong’oto Infectious Diseases Hospital and Siha District Hospital. The study population was 521 employees. From those, a sample of 226 staff members was selected through simple random sampling procedures. Data was collected through a questionnaire and treated through descriptive statistics and regression analysis.  Based on the findings, the study concludes that trade union did not do much to convince employees of its role in improving performance. However, the performance was high as employees demonstrated a strong sense of commitment by dispensing health services to clients and there was high client satisfaction with service delivery. Based on the conclusions, the study recommends that there is a need to encourage and motivate employees to maintain their good performance. Since communication and sensitization have been found to be significant factors that influenced the performance, it is recommended that institutions should work hard to improve communication strategies so that performance can be improved.