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Mass Sack: You Are Unpatriotic, Ngige Lashes NECA by Ofunaofu: 8:36am On Jun 14, 2016 |
MINISTER of Labour and Employment,
Senator Chris Ngige has described as
irresponsible and unpatriotic the reaction of the
Nigeria Employers Consultative Assembly,
NECA, through its Director General, Mr. Segun
Oshinowo to the directive of the Federal
Government to banks and others to halt the
mass retrenchment of workers pending the
outcome of a stakeholders’ meeting in the first
week of July.
According to Ngige, the position of NECA, an
umbrella body for employers in the private
sector, was not only irresponsible and
thoughtless, but a bland knee jerk reaction
borne out of self service and unpatriotism.
The minister, in a statement by the Deputy
Director, Press, in the Ministry, prince Samuel
Olowookere said any reaction that tended to
work against government's intervention in any
sector of the economy in the overall interest of
all Nigerians, by invoking a sudden rigid
stricture to free market rules, was an absurdity.
The statement read in part: “If government has
been intervening and shall continue to
intervene to save banks and allied institutions,
even the aviation industry, in times of distress
without allowing the free market rules to solely
reign, therefore not forcing some of them to go
under, the same government can equally make
minimum demands from this private sector in
the overall interests of the nation. Our authority
in this instance is not only statutory but also
moral.
“Therefore, we wish to state clearly once more,
that the intention of government rather than
being punitive on these financial institutions is
to safeguard national interest by staving off
unnecessary job losses and hence avert its real
and potential threat to the already fragile
security situation and stability of the nation.
“Government intention is guided by the fact
that there are clear alternatives to the abrasive
lay-off of thousands of workers especially in
the background of non-compliance with laid-
down rules on redundancy as clearly
enunciated in our labour laws.
''The labour unions in the financial institutions
have brought forward, very strong evidence that
thousands of workers laid off last year in a
similar excercise are yet to receive their
negotiated benefits. We wish to state that it is
only an irresponsible government that will
trivialize such a situation and the attendant
responsibilities. The Buhari administration is
patriotic, nationalistic and very responsible and
shall continue to take measures that protect
our institutions, private or public.
“We also add that our directives to the banks
are premised on set rules of engagement. That
section 20 of the labour act is abundantly clear
on redundancy and steps expected of
institutions to safeguard not just their interests
and that of their employees but also that of
government who is the chief guarantor of
industrial harmony.
“It is hence unpatriotic and a predetermined
sabotage of common good to expect that
government will have its hands tied by a
mischievous and self serving credo about free
market.''
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/06/mass-sack-unpatriotic-ngige-lashes-neca/
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Re: Mass Sack: You Are Unpatriotic, Ngige Lashes NECA by ImpersonatorSS: 8:43am On Jun 14, 2016 |
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Re: Mass Sack: You Are Unpatriotic, Ngige Lashes NECA by Taich(m): 9:23am On Jun 14, 2016 |
The Honourable Minister has a moral point. But business is always without sentiment. Since 2010 banks have been declaring profits in billions and each of those years they did retrenchment citing one excuse or the other. The problem with the labour laws is that they are hole ridden. Adams Oshimole as a labour leader negotiated and introduced contract staff in system,(don't really know what his intentions were) today banks and other sectors of the economy especially oil and gas have used those laws to enslave Nigerian graduates. Hire and fire at will with little or no benefit. My advice to Honourable minister is that he should work with national assembly and change those labour laws that makes it possible for employers of labour especially those that are using our national cake to do business to do what ever they like. They may be morally bound not to fire but I don't think that morals exist were profit is the target. |
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