THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT TASK OF MONITORING LABOUR COST ON SITE: A CASE STUDY OF MINNA IN NIGER STATE OF NORTH-CENTRAL, NIGERIA

Abstract

ABSTRACT The frequent issues arising from the management of productivity of labour on site in Nigeria has resulted in the project delay and cost overruns. While some project stakeholders claimed that the absence of project supervisors on site to monitor the activities of operatives on site is responsible for the loss of productivity, some are of the opinion that ineffective trade unions on construction sites should be blamed. This paper aims at examining the task of monitoring labour cost on site in Minna taking a literature review approach. The objectives are (i) to determine the various types of labour cost in Nigerian construction sites (ii) to determine the accurate cost of labour vis a vis the output of workers on site. The research methodology adopted for the paper is qualitative and exploratory in nature. The workers within the construction sites in minna metropolis were randomly sampled and interviewed about the daily pay by the site foremen. This was corroborated by the studies from the literatures. The findings of the study show that project managers on site prefers daily pay to workers rather than contract payment. It was therefore concluded that trade unions should liaise with construction stakeholders in determine the appropriate daily wage