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UPDATE ON DELAY OF MARCH SALARY AND REASONS
Arising from an emergency Expanded National Executive Council (ENEC) meeting of SSUCOEN held between Tuesday 25th and Thursday 27th March 2020 in Abuja, there were decisions reached on the followings which are the highlights of issues that arose in Federal Colleges of Education after the payment of February Salary through the IPPIS.
1. There were cases of overpayments, underpayments and payments to non staff members across the Colleges.
2. Many staff across colleges were not paid Feb salary at all
3. Non implementation of 2019 promotion/payment of the arrears on the IPPIS platform
4. Partial implementation of CONMESS/CONHESS for medical staffs
5. Refusal to implement non statutory deductions esp. Coop and bank loans
6. Non payment of staff on sabbatical appointment
7. Burdensome tax deduction
8. Forceful enrolment into National Housing Fund
9. Increment of Union due to 2%
10. Non payment of minimum wage arrears
[4/1, 4:45 PM] Chairman SSUCOEN , Neyo: The likelihood of errors in the payment of Feb salary led to the directive from the IPPIS to Bursars to collate all complaints and issues therein and forward appropriately. This had been done in our college, kudos to the salary and wages team not leaving out the Bursar too.
Nevertheless, the ENEC took the following decisions to be implemented by IPPIS before the payment of March salary
1. All issues of overpayments and underpayments to be addressed appropriately and arrears paid with March salary. Likewise, overpayments to be deducted reasonably.
Payment to non staff of colleges to be investigated. This is fraud and the supposed corruption IPPIS we are made to believe will fight is back through the back door even from Day 1
2. All members yet to be paid Feb salary are to be paid double salary in March.
3. All Colleges yet to implement 2019 promotion are to paid 5 months arrears with implementation commencing March 2020
4. CONMESS/CONHESS are to be implemented fully with its component allowances and arrears of Feb salary paid with March salary.
5. All non-statutory deductions for March to be compiled by Bursaries and forward to IPPIS office for implementation
6. Sabbatical staff are to be paid double salary in March.
7. While IPPIS insisted it used the current tax computations to deduct tax, the union disagreed that no tax relief was taken into consideration and insisted that the tax be reviewed downwards. The union will cooperate with sister unions in tertiary institutions to achieve this and a possible industrial action.
8. The union noted that NHF is a law (1992) reviewed in 2004 and 2018 although the last one was yet to be assented by the president. (Google this pls). It stipulates 2.5% monthly mandatory contribution of all workers. There are some colleges already on the fund before the coming of IPPIS while the system brought the rest of us in compulsorily.
The union could not reach an agreement on opting out because of those colleges already contributing and insisted that the Fund has been beneficial to members there with loan facility of up to 5 million naira payable over 6 years.
While our College is the only one that opted for total exit, others not yet on the Fund wanted a voluntary membership of staff and those hitherto on the Fund wanted full enforcement of membership for all SSUCOEN members across colleges. It was a stalemate.
The president was then empowered to liaise with NASU, SSANU ASUP and SSANIP in having a common front to be binding on all members. BUT the best we can get is voluntary membership.
9. The president informed the Council that 2% union due was effected by the IPPIS unilaterally for all unions across tertiary institutions AND not a directive of our union.
While COEASU and NASU had insisted that there won't be a reversal, it was a 'war' sort of during plenary with just 3 Chapters (FCES inclusive) opting for a reversal to 1%, 1 Chapter indifferent and 13 Chapters for continuation of 2%.
The president, based on the convincing argument put up by the minority pleaded for a reversal to 1% while the decision on 2%will be taken at a later date. This was our final position.
10. The union insisted that minimum wage arrears should only be paid after all complaints and corrections might have been done in March salary to forestall members being cheated.
11. The coming back of Peculiar allowance, the percentage and the undercurrent will be discussed at the next Congress meeting
There could be some delays in the payment of March salary due to all these issues raised and the need to address them coupled with the skeletal operation of Abuja now viz a viz Corona virus pandemic. We are torn between early March salary payment with likely errors/burdensome deductions or late payment to give room for all corrections and negotiations.
The president pleads for this week to have a clearer picture of March salary payment.
Thank you and God keep you safe
Signed
Chairman

Humblezick:
This salary issue, is it only in the institutions that we are facing it or other MDAs? Because a journalist with FRCN after I questioned him on why no reporter is carry out report on the wickedness of government about salaries payment, he swiftly told me that salaries were paid since last week and that most of them have even finish spending theirs.
Are we the only ones facing this issue?
If yes, why is government punishing us in the educational institutions?

other MDAs don receive since last week, some got on Monday.

Educational Institutions don enter one chance for this Govt

slenjaman:
No salary until 13, same as last month.

play like play

13 April is what am hearing ooo

hotboz:
That I can't confirm

Then how did u know they have paid

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hotboz:
Polytechnic Staff have started receiving alert. Poly Ado confirmed.

same salàry

no news?

jmaine:
It's too late for all this long talk, the ship has sailed already and the battle line is drawn.. No one has a right to withhold my salary for work done... Others can cower in fear but we won't.

Confidently name this institution of yours..

I hope your institution will still be functioning fully when the holidadys are called off... Talk is very cheap.

I am waiting to hear from you..

Na Advice I give no be quarrel

jmaine:
ASUU has faced worse during the Military Junta ... This too won't be any different..

ASUU should enroll & Stop this cheap blackmail, I don't support this govt but u can't tell ur employers how to pay u.

if you have not enrolled approach ur school Registry so u can be given a letter Of introduction to IPPIS to enable u enroll, so many of us they follow ASUU for mouth because if to say we no enroll bynow sorry Forbe our name.

mind you in my institution 95% of lecturers enrolled except Union leaders.

and yet some of them including the ASUU chairman's & Secretary's wife in my institution were enrolled

suzystores:
College of education how far.unA don receive alert.

nope

Mrgreatness:
tax should b 7.5% not 8.5% don't you think so
what is the meaning of ECPS
union dues 2% lol

From wat was deducted from us Tax was 8.2%, ECPS usually refers to ur Pension Contribution. Employee Contributiry pension Scheme

Mrgreatness:
Gbam

minimum wage has been implemented ask ur institution bursary

roman1755:
same thing sent to our salary and wages unit of our bursary department. Minimum wage was paid. Hazard /high risk allowance of 5% on consolidated was added to our salary

Ours Peculiar Academic Allowance of 5% was added to salàry

eddieo:
`Check your monthly payslip. The IPPIS paid gross of your salary. No minimum wage was included in the salary. This anomaly might continue for two to three months before allowances are captured. Arrears of minimum wage will follow any moment from now. With time IPPIS will effect series of deductions including third party deductions that were not done initially.

minimum wage was paid.
8.2% tax
2.5% NHF
7.5% ECPS
2.0% Union due
was deducted across board

jmaine:
This is not the time to rub it in... It's clear their leadership deceived and cajoled them into what was clearly wrong.

It's time each chapter of the non academic unions put pressure on their national leaders to take drastic action else na OYO dem dey oo...

All these their grammar no dey move government.

we prefer IPPIS, this is just the beginning, mistakes would happen but it would be corrected.

if u knw u have not seen salàry, confirm the name and date of birth on BVN with that of ur Account and the one u were enrolled with into ippis

Samakus:
Please indicate your level and step to help us in checking. Thank you

Contediss 9 step 2

adewale4jesus:
Were you paid Gross

sorry 124k fce

Ecobank just received in my institution, 142k contediss 9

na wa to Dem oooo

cerpvad:
The feeler from my institution as at this afternoon is that the payment of February salary will commence on IPPIS from tomorrow based on the new minimum wage. The payment will be in gross or net salary without any deduction apart from TAX and PENSION. This is to enable individual staff ascertain the total amount of his/her salary based on the new minimum wage consequential adjustment. In subsequent months, cooperative loans, bank loans, union dues and other deductions shall be made from the source.

However, my viewpoint on the effectiveness of the IPPIS still remains that of skepticism.

Well, let's wait and see what happens tomorrow.

which institution, for which state,

raised hope

As the federal government cease to send the monthly wages to federal institutions in furtherance of her effort to implement the new minimum wage on the Integrated Personnel Payment Information Sysytem (IPPIS). Workers are shocked with the latest development that led to the delay of their February salary without prior notification from the authority. In a new development the Senior Staff Union of Colleges of Education has briefed members in a broadcast quoted below "

Good evening my fellow congress Men and Women !!

I am directed to inform you the following information from SSUCOEN National Secretariat.Dear Comrades.

Following our visitation and consultations with the office of the Accountant General of the Federation and that of Director IPPIS, on non payment of February salary. I am directed to inform you:

1. That February salary would be paid with approved minimum wage

Increase, on IPPIS platform

2. The delay was as result of the efforts being made to implement new minimum wage

3. February salary would be paid as soon as possible, as they are working very hard to ensure payment" said Chairman SSUCOEN.

ashafson:
Delay tactics!!?

this accountant general e b like say Dem dey confused

see as every just silent, this FG bad

adewale4jesus:
I heard the same information that polytechnic and college of education staff have been receiving salary through IPPIS, please people from polytechnic and college is it true

not true oooo, I work with a Federal College Education

no news on salary, na wa ooo

Samakus:
You already know the gist. No IPPIS payment for February for staff of Federal Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education

I don't want to believe this,
then, why haven't they sent the funds so staff can be paid through gifmis, from what I gathered, it seems ippis is yet to pay Feb salary to those already on the platform

Samakus:
You already know the gist. No IPPIS payment for February for staff of Federal Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education

I don't want to believe this,
then, why haven't they sent the funds so staff can be paid through gifmis, from what I gathered, it seems ippis is yet to pay Feb salary to those already on the platform

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JERRY1925:
Feb never end

Feb dey end today sat

Ño salary oooo, this is serious

adewale4jesus:
Are we receiving our salary through IPPIS this February

possible yes

adewale4jesus:
Did any University receive this circular

I work with a Fed Coll of Education, we were told to forward our Pension pin number, with our various membership of the various Unions