Effective Facility Management and Its Impact on Employee Productivity in a Public Sector Organisation

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF STUDY:

In today's competitive business environment, organizations can no longer afford to waste the potential of their workforce. There are key factors in the employee's workplace environment that impact greatly on their level of motivation and performance. The workplace environment that is well managed impacts employee morale, productivity and engagement; both positively and negatively.

Effective Facilities Management is vital to the success of any organization. At a corporate level, it contributes to the delivery of strategic and operational objectives. On a day-to-day level, effective Facilities Management provides a safe and efficient working environment, which is essential to the performance of any business - whatever its size and scope of works.

Within this fast growing professional discipline, Facilities Managers (Estate Surveyors and Valuers) have extensive responsibilities for providing, maintaining and developing countless services. These range from property strategy, space management and communications infrastructure to building maintenance, administration and contract management.

The Study has therefore explored the importance of Facility Management in workplace productivity in the Public sector. Useful recommendations have been preferred towards