Abstract:
The study examines the effect of compensation on employees’ performance in selected private
health clinics in Karu Local Government Area. The study covered the period of 18 years (2000-
2017). The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study consists of 192
staff and 53 management staff of selected private health clinics in Karu Local Government Area.
The population of the study was used as the sample size. The method of data collection used by
this study was questionnaire which was administered to the respondents comprising of
management staff of selected private health clinics in Karu Local Government Area and their
employees. The statistical tool used is simple regression. The findings revealed that there is
significant relationship between compensation and employees performance in Mayday Specialist
Hospital, Anointed Clinic and Maternity, Mojilla Hospital and Alheri Clinic and Maternity in
Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. This implies that compensation
contribute significantly to employees’ performance in the selected Clinics in Karu Local
Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The study recommends that the selected clinics in
this study should sustain the use performance appraisal in order to promote employees
performance, give employees feedback on their work, and ensure that they raise their pay
packages as well as using it for care progress of the employees in their respective organizations.
