The purpose of carrying out this project work is to examine Human Resource management and its effect on productivity in a manufacturing industry. (A case study of flour mill Nig. Plc Ilorin) with a view to investigate how such effort have impact on the moral and job satisfaction. In the organization of the employee’s sub objectives. The productivity crises in Nigeria are real. The researcher therefore finds it necessary to identify and analyze their variables. In order to provide grounds tailgating against these crises. Chapter one concerned with introduction, statement of research problem, objectives of the study, significance of the study, scope and limitation of the study. Chapter two deals with main objective of the study include the cause of bias, recruitment drive and poor remuneration of staff. Chapter three deals with the historical background, it also elaborated on the research design to develop a mental image to the way which data will be gathered and analyzed sampling procedure and sample size. Chapter four concerned with data presentation and interpretation, presentation of data. According to research question and hypothesis finally discussion of research finding. Chapter five contain of summary of findings, conclusion recommendation of the project work and bibliography.

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION

1.1       BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Human resources management refers to a set of people-oriented functions or activities that involves the effective acquisition, use and maintenance of the human resources within an organization.
This definition highlights the facts that human resources management in any organization must focus on the people, their needs, expectation values and legal rights within the work organization and the use of appropriate human resources management strategies that would ensure the satisfaction and accomplishment of individual as well as corporate goals.
In other words, putting the human energy to productive use is what human resources management is all about. There are lots of problem of personnel management that have attracted the attention of human recourses specialist and policy maker in recent years.
It is naïve of us if we pretend that there are no productivity crises in our country. It would even be more dangerous to think that it constitutes no serious threat to her national economy, the productivity crises in Nigeria is real since the early 80’s there has been a downward trend in productivity with the advent of structural adjustment programme, the capacity utilization of our industrial organization has shrunk to an all time low level. In some quarters the reason has been attributed to declining motivation to work, poor work attitude and work ethic and in their quarters the reason lies in government or employers’ insensitivity to worker’s concern and the consultant deteriorating standards of living.
Evidence, depicting dissatisfied disinvited workers abound in our society. Morale is low, work is over regulated and workers are over burdened with terrifying economic and society problems like rapid price increase, mounting. Job insecurity, alienation, rapidly, declining quality of work life in public and private sectors, the nature of work life has become humdrum, boring and underinsuring and there remains a growing emptiness in the work life experience of many Nigeria. In any manufacturing sector, the aim is to achieve this, wage/salaries of the employee is very low, this become a problem in the production efficiency.
In addition, human resources management in manufacturing industries is a very challenging task because it deals with a lot of variables that one dependent upon each other. These variables will surely increase as the manufacturing sectors grows complex. Also, it is difficult to trace the side effect of the changes within a particular area of management responsibility.

1.2       STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM
Poor remuneration of staff skilled labour, unskilled labour which often strain the relationship between the management and workers, Bias recruitment driven the favourition in section or replacement of staff, which does not encounrage efficiency in productivity, lack of adequate communication also, lack of adequate facilities of external communication to acquire further experience. Non chalcant attitude to adequate educational background as initial educational employment requirement, lack of recognition to specialized skill interims of engagement and placement of staffs.
Inadequate in-service training facilities. Lack of motivation of staff as a means of employment and recognition of duties of facilities.

1. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

i.    This study investigates the problems of poor remuneration of both skilled and unskilled labour and find it’s lasting solution to the strain relationship that often exist between the manager and other workers in aim establishment.
ii.   This study evaluates the reasons for inadequate communication flow between management and staff of the organization.
iii.  This causes of bias recruitment drive and favourition selection and placement of staff shall duly be investigated.
iv.  The study finds out the stale and reason for unadevacy in service training facilities in most organization.
v.   This study considers the inability of most employer to motivate their ability and input.

1.4       SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This is to enlighten the hands of the management personnel managers or human resources management, production managers, marketing managers e.t.c for better remuneration package to boost employee’s morals, increase production and high performance to attain organizational objective. There exists parallel gap between the employer and employee such as.
a.   The study identifies poor welfare package of both skilled and unskilled labour.
b.   Inadequate and in consistence condition of employment i.e recruitment, selection and placement of workers
c.   Gap in communication between management and employment.
d.   The study prefer solution to the importance of education attainment before it is use for employment induce.
e.   Inadequate in services training and facility in productivity.

1.5       SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The scope of the study is the determination of the effect of human resources management on efficiency and productivity in a manufacturing company. This study dwell on the roles of human resources modern day organization. The time of coverage is between (2001-2007).

1.6       LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
On the constrained to rely on the data and information supplied by the flour mills of Nigeria plc, which is the focus of this study which may contain a lot of lapses, it is equally envisaged that a lot of information considered salient, vital and confidential to management may be with geld, this may affect the accuracy of the result.
Respondents’ temperament and emotion may affect their intended choice of questionnaire, which many adversely affect objectivity.
Lastly, time and money dial not permit the study to cover all the area of human resources management and to carryout extensive survey in spite of all the above limitations, efforts were geared to get a realistic result based on the available data, hence the result of the investigation is still valid.