THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMPLOYEES PERFORMANCE.

The study is conducted with aim to determine mediating effect of employee relations in association between emotional intelligence and employee performance. A random sample by adopting arbitrary approach, comprising of 165 employees of various levels from different manufacturing units in Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan was used to collect data by using adopted questionnaire. The findings have shown all mediation conditions verified and finally it is concluded that relationship between emotional intelligence and employee performance is mediated by employee relationship. Therefore, the antecedent of employee relations must be taken into account to enhance productivity and performance of employees.