The employment law stipulates that workers are to be paid their wages - daily, weekly, monthly as agreed on the contract of employment as long as it remains valid. Hence, as long as you remain an employee and have not been subject to termination of employment contract or dismissal, your employer is required to pay your wages. Nevertheless, some businesses have been adversely impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic and they are cushioning the effect by using either one of these two possible options, or both at their disposal:

1. Reduction of salaries: The Nigerian Labour Act permits the deduction of workers' wages by an employer albeit with prior written consent. However, all deductions in any month should not exceed one-third of the monthly wages. In the case of non-workers, certain clauses within their contracts of employments give employers the right to reduce wages on notice especially in situations where operations are below optimal levels. This is the method chosen by some employers during this Coronavirus pandemic to balance both the interests of the company and that of its employees.

2. Termination of contract of employment or Dismissal: Employers are allowed to dismiss or terminate the contract of employment of its employees after serving the appropriate notice. The duration of this notice ranges from one day to one month in the Nigerian Labour Act, depending on the length of service or as agreed in the employment contract. There is a difference between termination of contract of employment and dismissal; dismissal is the termination of contract of employment "for cause" and the grounds for cause include any form of wrong doing by the employee such as non-adherence to the terms of an employment contract.

On the other hand, termination of contract of employment occurs due to reasons other than an employee's wrong doing and subject to terms of the contract. An example is the termination of employees' contracts due to the company's inability to meet its financial obligations. However, if an employee's contract of employment is terminated, the employer is mandated to pay the outstanding salary and other entitlements (compensation, allowances, reimbursements) owed to the employee for the period up to the contract termination date, as agreed in the contract of employment.

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Assurances of salaries being paid during this period would be hard to predict and it would depend on which sector of the economy you work or operate in. With the present situation of working from home due to the Pandemic, a couple of things are important. One is what are the skills and jobs to focus on that would be profitable for the future and two where can I learn these skills.

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