The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress has reversed its earlier stance and agreed to the state authorities’s proposal for a 13-month wage in December.
This choice was reached following an emergency, enlarged state govt congress assembly held in Uyo on Saturday.
Beforehand, the state Labour motion had rejected Governor Umo Eno’s provide to pay December salaries on the outdated charge, alongside a Thirteenth-month wage, pending the conclusion of a employees verification train required to implement the brand new minimal wage.
In a communiqué signed by NLC Chairman Sunny James and TUC Chairman Dominic Abang, the union resolved to simply accept the December wage on the outdated charge, coupled with the 13-month bonus.
The communiqué counseled the state authorities’s ongoing verification train, emphasising its potential advantages.
In line with the union, the method would assist scale back the wage invoice and create new employment alternatives.
The communiqué learn partly: “The assembly directed the Organised Labour to work expeditiously with the Authorities to compress the times of the employees verification train schedule to incorporate Saturdays, so the train may be concluded within the first week of January 2025.”
The union additional highlighted its assist for the verification course of, stating: “By way of a important evaluation of the employees verification train, the Labour Motion has seen that the train can be helpful to each the State Authorities and the Labour Motion by way of wage invoice discount and employment alternatives, respectively.”
The Labour leaders applauded Governor Eno’s efforts and inspired him to conclude the verification train promptly to make sure the instant implementation of the brand new minimal wage by January 2025.
“In view of the above, the assembly has resolved to simply accept the December 2024 wage on the outdated charge, along with the Thirteenth-month bonus, to cushion the affect of non-payment of the December wage on the new charge as earlier agreed and documented by the Implementation Committee,” the communiqué acknowledged.
Earlier in December, PUNCH On-line reported that civil servants within the state had resolved to embark on strike on Wednesday, 4 December 2024, over the non-implementation of the nationwide minimal wage. https://punchng.com/aibom-workers-begin-strike-wednesday-over-minimum-wage-delay/