Evaluating the Compensation System Status Quo for Employees in Yemeni Universities

Abstract

The present study aimed to examine the reality of the employee compensation system in Yemeni universities. The descriptive-analytical approach was adopted. The population comprised employee payroll records from Yemeni universities. The study sample was purposively  selected from the payroll records of employees at Ibb University. The findings revealed substantial disparities in the compensation system across several components, including basic salary, representation allowance, housing allowance, work nature allowance, deferred differentials, injury compensation and insurance coverage, government contributions, pension shares, total entitlements, earned income, penalties, total deductions, and net entitlements, as reflected in the variations between arithmetic means, standard deviations, and the maximum and minimum recorded values for each compensation category. Based on these findings, the study proposed several recommendations, most notably the unification of financial policies, the development of promotion and reward systems, the improvement of the work environment, the revision and modernization of contract regulations, the enhancement of transparency in financial entitlements, the standardization of housing and insurance allowances, the reform of penalty systems, consideration of geographical disparities, support for work–life balance, the reassessment of compensation structures, and the expansion of training and professional development opportunities.