Effect of training and development on labour union-management relationship at Unicane Industries Limited, Kogi State

Babatunde Temitope Fanisi, Kelvin Ndubuisi Agbakwuru * and Edward David Onoja

Department of Management and Entrepreneurial Studies, College of Social and Management Sciences, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
 
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(01), 948–955
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.17.1.0095
 
Publication history: 
Received on 06 December 2022; revised on 22 January 2023; accepted on 25 January 2023
 
Abstract: 
The aim of this study was to explore the impact of training and development on labour union-management relations in Unicane Industries Limited, Jamata, Kogi State. The study adopts the descriptive cross-sectional research design and a quantitative method in achieving its objectives. A sample of 260 employees of Unicane Industries Limited was used and census sampling technique was employed in choosing the sample members. Data was collected using an electronic questionnaire from 220 respondents, showing a response rate of approximately 85%. Gathered data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics in the form of frequencies and percentages were used to collect the demographic information of respondents while inferential statistics in the form of simple linear regression was used to test the study’s hypothesis. The study findings reveals that training and development leads to better and harmonious relationship between labour and management. Hence, it recommends that organisations should pay great attention to the training and development of its employees so as to achieve a peaceful industrial relations climate. 
 
Keywords: 
Training; Development; Employee; Labour Union-Management Relations
 
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