Minimum wage: Labour rejects FG’s proposal

The negotiation committee set up by the Federal Government to negotiate the consequential adjustment arising from the N30,000 new minimum wage has rejected what the government is offering.

The committee, which was inaugurated on May 14, has also failed to meet the four-week deadline to submit its report.

However, members met twice last week with the enlarged membership collapsed into one technical committee of six members each from both sides.

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, who was appointed as chairman of the panel, stepped down for the chairman of the National Wages, Salaries and Income Commission to head the technical committee.

A principal officer of a labour union, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said government’s position on the consequential adjustment had been rejected by labour representatives in the committee.

He said labour decided to be careful in reaching an agreement based on what happened when minimum wage was last increased and also to avoid being blackmailed by the FG.

He said, “We are monitoring the negotiations between our representatives and government. There is likely to be some challenges which is normal. The government negotiating team is looking at what the government can pay conveniently, but labour is also looking at what will be good for workers to avoid a situation where workers found themselves when the minimum wage was last increased.

“What happened then was that government came up with a block figure and out of poor negotiations because of insufficient time, a paltry sum was spread on workers’ salaries, translating into about N900 increase monthly.”

The source said the Nigeria Labour Congress was not involved in the ongoing negotiations.

Source:
https://punchng.com/minimum-wage-labour-rejects-fgs-proposal/amp/

MOD pls take action about these unsolicited advert......

Abeg pay workers well and stop politicizing everything

And FG are yet to implements the 30k nee minimum wage..

Even if implemented, that's $1,000 for a year

Too poor

Na so...why not sort this things out instead of creating backlogs

What is 30k minimum wage increase when compared with the present day double digit inflation figure This is why I was laughing @ the naive stupidity of labour that was unnecessarily estatic about this Greek gift from this deceptive govt.

900 ke?

Now that d policy will favour the poor, they r going back and forth with it.


Shame!

Nigeria has a problem especially our so called leaders . Na cuz of 30k, all these drama . But NASS just got sworn in and welcome package of billions is waiting for them.... until political offices stop being attractive , naija is in trouble... rubbish insensitive leaders.

So it's been deception all along

Buhari why Na....

All because of power dats why ur own deception have 1st class
Very confused government

Lol when I said all this was a scan some IDiots were tagging me and saying rubbish the other day !

Just 30k per month... ooh chai

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chat up

Why debate a figure already signed into law... Set up committee to look at a recommendation from another committee then another committee to review the recommendations of technical committee and another joint committee to look at ways through which it can be implemented then another committee to look at recommendations of how it will be implemented... The circle continues... Why not just implement the law which you have signed already..... One chance In the end i blame Organized Labour for the long jolly ride .... God save us all...

But who else feels that picture is a good meme

Election has come and gone.. your inputs are no longer needed until 2023..

The only way things can work in this country is for spiritually minded people to be engaged in the scheme of things, not leaders who are trained on religious ideology.

Thought this presido have signed the minimum wage before, why the trouble, negotiations and delay again. This one naa yahoo, yahoo (scam)

Labour rejects 30k already sign into law or another new proposal?

argon500:
And FG are yet to implements the 30k nee minimum wage..

Even if implemented, that's $1,000 for a year

Too poor

We are not in America. Hence we don't earn and buy in dollars.

So we are still on this minimum wage palaver?

bigpicture001:


We are not in America. Hence we don't earn and buy in dollars.

Are you a government workers?

argon500:


Are you a government workers?

No

I like the way this ab.oki is playing zombies especially the SW