Relationship between Allowances and Performance of Civil Servants: A Case of President's Office – Constitution, Legal Affairs, Public Service and Good Governance in Zanzibar

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between allowances and the performance of civil servants: a case of president's office – constitution, legal affairs, public service, and good governance in Zanzibar. The study used Case Study Design which involved a quantitative research approach. A sample size of 120 respondents was used, and a questionnaire collected the data that were used in compiling the results. The study revealed that there is a positive relationship between cash allowance, saving overtime allowance, house rent allowance, and performance of civil servants of the President's Office – Constitution, Legal Affairs, Public Service, and Good Governance in Zanzibar. The study concluded that there is a significant positive relationship between cash allowance, overtime allowance, and house allowance and the performance of civil servants of the President's Office – Constitution, Legal Affairs, Public Service, and Good Governance in Zanzibar. The study recommended that the government of Zanzibar should increase cash allowance, overtime allowance, and house allowance and even offer other allowances since allowances have a strong relationship with the performance of civil servants.