NLC threatens strike over minimum wage
THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Tuesday, threatened that it would mobilize Nigerian workers to embark on industrial action over an alleged attempt to transfer minimum wage to the concurrent list.
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Minimum wage: Osun has complied with law — NLC Chair
The Osun State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has dismissed a media report that listed Osun among states in the country that were yet to implement the new national minimum wage.
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Minimum wage: Imo, Rivers begin implementation
By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri, Egufe Yafugborhi, Rivers Imo and Rivers States yesterday said they have commenced payment of the N30,000 minumum wage to their workers. In Imo, state commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, confirmed this in a statement to newsmen in Owerri. He said that the step was taken in fulfillment of the
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Biden, US Democrats unveil plan to more than double minimum wage
When President Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal earlier this month, few were surprised by the plan’s hefty price tag or sweeping scope. More striking was Biden’s inclusion of a measure to more than double the federal minimum wage to $15. The move, backed by leading Democrats including left-wing Senator Bernie Sanders, establishes
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Minimum wage, others: Teachers give Bayelsa govt 14-day strike notice
…We’re working to meet their demands —Govt By Emem Idio BARRING any last minute intervention by the Bayelsa State and local government areas in the state, primary school teachers under the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, have resolved that they would be left with no other option than to embark on an industrial action at
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We’ll no longer work under pitiable condition, SSANU, NASU tell govt
Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU, and Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities, NASU, have stated that they would no longer accept to work under pitiable conditions.
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Ganduje cites recession as he dumps N30,000 minimum wage, opts for N18,000
By Bashir Bello – Kano Due to the recession occassioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kano State Government says it is stopping the new minimum wage and to pay its workers with the N18,000 old wage. The Special Adviser to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Media, Salihu Tanko Yakasai confirmed this to newsmen on Wednesday.
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N30,000 minimum wage: Labour draws battle line with states
…As Anambra, Imo, Kogi states refuse to pay By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Chidi Nkwopara About 19 months after the N30,000 new National Minimum Wage, NMW, was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, three states of Imo, Anambra and Kogi have refused to implement, breaching the NMW Act of 2019. This came as Organised Labour
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Minimum wage: We’ll shut down govt activities if… — Ekiti workers
By Rotimi Ojomoyela LABOUR unions in Ekiti State, yesterday, threatened to shut down activities of the state government if Governor Kayode Fayemi fails to implement the N30,000 minimum wages and the consequential adjustment to workers across board. The unions, who threatened to protest next week, said that the only way the labour crisis could be
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New Zealand increases minimum wage
New Zealand will from April 1, 2021, raise the national minimum wage to 14.26 U.S. dollars per hour, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister, Michael Wood, said on Thursday. According to the minister, as the country recovers and rebuilds from COVID-19, the government is committed to supporting New Zealanders by raising wages. “There are many Kiwis
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