Gender Perspective on Compensation of Health Institution in Ramechhap District of Nepal

Abstract

Compensation is defined as monetary or non monetary benefit given to an employee by the organization as services to an organization which encourage the staff to improve the growth, development and performance of the organization. There are different systems of compensation distribution in each organization. This study aims to explore the gender perspectives on compensation being provided by the organization. The study was conducted among the staffs of health organization working in Ramechhap district of Nepal. The study is based on the descriptive design. A questionnaire was designed to collect the data. Cross-tab and Chi-square test was used to analyze the data. There was no signification association found among the male and female regarding compensation distribution at .05% signification level. It is found that organization has well-structured salary although employees are not satisfied with the current practice of salary distribution. Data show that majority of employee are not quite happy with reward and bonus system. Ramechhap district is one of the rural areas of Nepal. The health employees are performing their best although the compensation facilities they are getting are not satisfactory. That’s why concerned authority should more focus towards compensation package to retain the employee for long term performance.

Keywords: Compensation, Gender perspective, Nepal, Organization