Abstract:
The study examined the effect of annual leave utilization on the
productive work habit of civil servants in Kwara State. Survey design
was used for the study. The population for the study is 276 officers
who are responsible for job scheduling, job assignment and
performance appraisal of all civil servants working in the nineteen
(19) ministries and four (4) departments of the Kwara State
Government. Census of 276 respondents was adopted as the sample
size for the study. Structured questionnaire was used as instrument
of data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics were
employed as the method of data analysis. The result showed that the
variability change in productive work habit of a civil servant is
accounted for by the factor of leave policy. The study concluded that
annual leave utilization has significant effect on the productive work
habit of civil servants in Kwara State. It is therefore recommended
that annual leave should be granted compulsory for all grade levels
and enforced by the government without an option for civil servants
to earn accrued leave balance.
