Casualization of Labour and Employee Commitment among selected Deposit Money Banks in South East, Nigeria

The study examined the relationship between casualization of labour and employee commitment among selected deposit money banks in South East Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: examine how casualization of labour affects workers’ affection toward their jobs in deposit money banks in South East Nigeria, and evaluate the relationship between temporal employment and employees’ sense of obligation to work in deposit money banks in South East Nigeria. The population of the study comprised eleven thousand six hundred and seventy-two (11,672) employees. A sample size of 1,186 was determined using Freund and Williams’ formula at a 3 percent error margin. A survey research design was adopted for the study. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire and interviews. A total of 1,186 copies of the questionnaire were distributed, while 909 copies were duly completed and returned. The Z-test was used to test the hypotheses and determine the nature and strength of the relationships among the variables. The findings indicated that casualization of labour had a positive effect on workers’ affection toward their jobs in deposit money banks in South East Nigeria (Z (96, n = 909) = 6.262 < 9.665, p > 0.03). It was also found that there was a positive correlation between temporal employment and employees’ sense of obligation to work in deposit money banks in South East Nigeria (Z (96, n = 909) = 5.755 < 8.613, p > 0.03). The study concluded that casualization of labour and temporal employment have significant effects on workers’ affection and employees’ sense of obligation to work. The study recommended, among others, that casualization of labour should be legislated against in the Nigerian banking industry in order to boost workers’ commitment in deposit money banks in South East Nigeria..