ABSTRACT

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Abstract
The concept of permanent employees working within an enterprise is increasingly being challenged and largely substituted with contract workers in Nigeria. Despite the disparity in the working conditions of contract and permanent workers which in most cases are precarious for the contract workers, there is dearth in knowledge on how the permanent and contract workers are recruited and the kind of jobs and tasks they perform in deposit money banks in Nigeria. Therefore, this study examined Recruitment Type and Job Contents of the Working Class in Deposit Money Banks in Lagos State, Nigeria. This study adopted cross-sectional research design. Data was gathered using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Results showed that permanent employees were employed indirectly by the management, while contract workers were employed through third parties such as outsourcing firms. Results further showed the job positions and tasks performed by the contract and permanent workers. Nevertheless, none of the contract workers was found in the managerial positions and only the permanent employees were allowed to perform supervisory functions in the banks. The study then concludes that there is a form of discrimination in recruitment type and job contents of workers in Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria. The study recommends that the type of recruitment and job contents of workers should serve as the basis for determining the working conditions of workers. More so, the government, management and other policymakers should be wary of these in the enforcement of workers’ employment benefits and equity in the workplace in Nigeria.
Keywords: recruitment type, banks, job contents, Lagos State, Nigeria

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