EFFECT OF WORK STRESS ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN TARABA STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, TARABA STATE

Abstract

The title of this study was “effect of work stress on employee performance in Taraba state civil service commission, Taraba State”. The objective of this study is to determine the effect of work stress on employee performance in the Taraba State civil service commission, Taraba state. The population of this study was 23,000 and the sample size of 393 was computed using the Slovenes formula, data source from a primary and secondary source, and data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and simple linear regression analysis to test the hypothesis under study. The findings of this study proved that work stress has a significant effect on employee performance in Taraba State civil service commission, Taraba state. The study concluded work stress has a significant effect on employee performance in Taraba state civil service commission, Taraba state and therefore, the study accepted the alternate hypothesis (Ha) whose state work stress has a significant effect on employee performance in Taraba state civil service commission and rejected null hypothesis (H_O) whose state work stress does not have a significant effect on employee performance in Taraba state civil service commission.  The study recommends that: Government must assess the level of their employee’s knowledge and skills and whether they will be able to meet the deadlines of the task assigned to them and give employees with work maturity and control over their work, Taraba state government must invest in a stress management strategy that will help increase employee’s performance, Time management training should be given to all employees continuously and Permanent secretaries and directors in all ministries should revise their decision-making strategy and introduce stress management techniques at Taraba state civil service commission.