DeKUT Reward and Recognition Policy

Abstract

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT) is committed to providing efficient and effective service delivery to the customers. To actualize this, strong emphasis has been placed on productivity and performance improvement. A key element in performance management is rewarding of exemplary performance within a framework that also supports the objective of attracting, nurturing and retaining qualified and highly productive staff. It is against this background that a reward and recognition policy was developed.

To fully realize the objectives outlined in the policy, there is need to link individual performance goals to institutional strategies. To this end, determination of rewards and recognition at the organization and individual levels will be based among others the performance contracting evaluation and individual staff performance appraisal respectively. Performance Contracting is a negotiated process in which institutions set their performance targets based on their mandates, functions and strategic objectives. The performance contracts are anchored on national development goals and cascaded to all departments, divisions, sections and units.

In order for this to be effective, reward and recognition will reflect the University culture, integrity as well as the nature of our business strategy and goals. This shall be done by ensuring that employees are rewarded and recognized based on their achievements and excellence towards the common good of the University as a whole. It is expected that successful implementation of the policy will encourage excellence and recognize meritocracy. The rewards program is aimed at motivating employees and encouraging a culture of excellence in service delivery