OVER 1500 retrenched workers of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, eased out of the bank between 2005 and 2008, have petitioned President Jonathan, imploring him to prevail on the management of the bank to pay them their required benefits as well as compensation for premature disengagement.

THERE appears to be no end in sight to the disagreement between members of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Branch and the university’s authorities over alleged double deduction of workers’ pension.

“One of the most critical challenge that most employers face today is to find answers to the question -what is the appropriate compensation practice that will attract, motivate and retain good people in a sustainable and cost effective manner?”, this is view expressed by the Executive Director, Human Resource, Seven-Up Bottling Company Plc, Mr. Femi Mokikan.

Last Wednesday, the nation had to contend with a national strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), over national minimum wage. As usual, interest groups, anxious to be in the good books of the government of the day, made appeals to the labour unions to call off the strike even before it took off.

NATIONAL Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGWN have faulted the recent including former military Heads of State in the remuneration package approved for ex-leaders by Senators.