Workforce Diversity Management and Employee Performance in Anambra State Civil Service

Abstract

This study examined workforce diversity management and employee performance in Anambra State Civil Service. The study provides empirical evidence on the effect of age diversity, gender diversity, education diversity, religious diversity on employee affective commitment in Anambra State Civil Service using descriptive statistics like frequencies, percentages, mean, and standard deviation and the inferential statistics such as t-test statistics and the linear regression model. The study revealed that age diversity, gender, education diversity, and religious diversity have significant influence on employees’ commitment in Anambra State Civil Service. The study recommends that the civil service commission should consider age asymmetry during employment. This is because age diversity improves employee turnover rates, meaning more skilled and experienced employees at your workplace. Employees age 55 and older also contribute to lower employee turnover and tend to be loyal workers. The civil service commission should be gender sensitive in employment. This is because a gender-diverse workforce allows the organization to serve an increasingly diverse customer base. Gender diversity helps organization attract and retain talented women. The civil service commission should ensure that all communities are considered in employment. This is because it helps to reduce turnover costs · Fewer internal disputes and grievances · Improved accessibility to new and diverse customer. The commission should consider people from different levels of education. This is because education diversity brings in new skills, knowledge, information and unique perspective to the organization and enhances effective problem solving and decision making process. The commission should ensure that there is religious tolerance among employees. Religious diversity will enable you to be confident to attract and retain a workforce that reflects the society you operate in. It will give you the opportunity to address religious bias in the workplace and will bring diversity of thought.