Court Upholds ‘No Work, No Pay’ Rule Against Nigerian University Lecturers, ASUU, During Recent Eight-Month Strike | Sahara Reporters

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The National Industrial Court (NIC) has upheld the Nigerian government’s “no work, no pay” policy in the suit filed against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) following the university teaching staff union’s eight months industrial action in 2022. The Nigerian Government had filed a suit before the NIC against ASUU over the demand of the Union for the payment of their salaries from February 14 to October 7, 2022, when the strike was called off.

Court Upholds ‘No Work, No Pay’ Rule Against Nigerian University Lecturers, ASUU, During Recent Eight-Month StrikeThe National Industrial Court has upheld the Nigerian government’s “no work, no pay” policy in the suit filed against the Academic Staff Union of Universities following the university teaching staff union’s eight months industrial action in 2022.

While the union insisted on getting their payment for all the months they embarked on strike, the Nigerian government under former President Muhammadu Buhari refused, insisting on implementing its “no work, no pay” policy against the lecturers. The court in a judgment delivered by its President, Justice Benedict Kanyip, ruled that it is within the right of the Nigerian government to withhold salaries of workers who embark on industrial action.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

 

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