The Perception of Staff on Job Rotation and the Performance of Workers at the Ghana Education Service in Bosomtwe District of Ashanti Region

ABSTRACT

The main purpose of the study was to assess the perception of staff on internal job rotation and the performance of the workers of the Ghana Education Service in the Bosomtwe District of Ashanti Region. The researcher used descriptive research design. Quantitative research approach was used. The target population of the study was made up of employees at Bosomtwe District Education in Ashanti Region of Ghana that comprised of 108 employees. Census sampling techniques was used to select all the 108 respondents for the study. The Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16.0 was used to analyse the data. The study found that job rotation is a planned replacement of employees among jobs in a period of time for one or more goals of earning skills and job independence; increasing motivation, job performance and productivity. The study results indicate that job rotation is the effective method for developing the horizon of employees. Furthermore, job rotation is the process of managing employees talents. To add more, job rotation is considered as a method of job design by which employees learn job skills from different parts and relieve exhaustion due to repeated tasks. The study concluded that job rotation was effective method for developing the horizon of employees and managing employees talent at GES. Moreover, job rotation leads to better understanding and reduced productivity for some period. Also, unfavorable working conditions affected job rotation management. Furthermore, difficulties in finding appropriate jobs to rotate affected job rotation management. The study recommended that the GES Directorate should educate the experience staff on the benefits of job rotation in order for staff to accept handing over their current good positions to pave way for implementation of job rotation in the office.