The Nigeria Labour Congress, Lagos State Chapter has stated that the N35,000 wage award in the state is different from the N70,000 minimum wage approved by the federal government.
This was made public by State
NLC Chairman, Funmi Sessi, on Friday.
Sessi said the clarification
was necessary after a statement from a certain commission that the state was
already paying more than N70,000 prescribed minimum wage to its employees.
The union called for a new wage
structure starting from the approved N70,000 to be worked out to reflect
various cadre and salary grade levels of all categories of workers in the
state’s public service as it reflected in all the allowances.
It, therefore, urged Governor
Babajide Sanwo-Olu to constitute a wage committee to look into the immediate
implementation of the N70,000 to all categories of public servants in the
state.
“NLC commends the state
Governor Sanwo-Olu for his commitment to the welfare of workers as evident in
the state being the first to implement the N35,000 wage award palliative to
public servants in the nation.
“Alluding to the N35,000
palliative wage award as part of the calculated earned income in the state is
not the true situation since the wage award does not reflect on the
allowances,” it said.
The union also implored
employers of labour in the private sector to adhere to the provisions of the
law guiding the approved new minimum wage in the country.
According to the union, the welfare of the workers, who are the lifeline of any business, should be prioritized.
“Government agencies that are
saddled with the responsibility to ensure compliance should be proactive and
ensure fearlessness to all concerned,” the union noted.
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