Flexible jobs, fragile rights: Employers raise alarm over labour trends
By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Chemical and Non-Metallic Products Employers’ Federation, CANMPEF, has raised concerns over the growing shift from traditional permanent employment to flexible work arrangements, warning that the trend could undermine job security, social protection and other workers’ rights if not properly regulated. The Executive Secretary of CANMPEF, Mr. Olorunfemi Oke, gave the warning […]
Health workers decry worsening healthcare delivery
HEALTH workers in Nigeria and other West African countries gathered recently in Tema, Ghana, to review the state of healthcare delivery in the sub-region.
Gratuity not a retirement benefit – Mokikan
SINCE the inception of the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, which came as fallout of the Pension Reform Act of 2004, there has been an unending controversy over continuity of gratuity as part of terminal benefits of employees especially in the private sector.
Operators fault withdrawals from contributory pension scheme
ASSOCIATION of Pension Operators in Nigeria, PenOp, has faulted the withdrawal of some federal government organization from the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, especially the military, warning that the old scheme is unsustainable.
NLC no longer serves interests of Nigerians – NASU
THURSDAY, September 27, 2012, Labour Vanguard published Comrade Adeyemi’s response to Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC President, Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar, interview on alleged plot to break the NLC. This is the concluding part.
Pensioners insist on Maina’s prosecution
…Urge FG to disband Pension Task Force
PENSIONERS in the Federal Civil Service have demanded for immediate arrest and prosecution of the Presidential Taskforce on Pension, Abdulrasheed Maina, over alleged unethical practices.
