This Handbook provides an overview of federal laws addressing employer-employee rights and obligations. Information discussed includes wages & hours, discrimination, termination of employment, pension plans and retirement benefits, workplace safety, workers' compensation, unions, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and much more in 25 pages of materials.
Employment Law In Nigeria In Wake
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In relation to Workers, the minimum notice periods to be given to the employees pursuant to section 11 of the Labour Act are: one day, if the length of service is up to three months; one week, if the length of service is up to two years; two weeks, if the length of service is up to five years; and.
During termination, the employer is required to issue termination letter which details the allegations and reasons for the termination. The employer is also required to make appropriate payments such as earned bonuses, salaries, payment in lieu of notice etc., to the employee.
Section 11 of Indian Contract Act, 1872 declares that one has to be of the age of majority to enter into a contract. Indian Majority Act, 1875 defines the age of majority as the person attains majority from his 18 years and above.
12 of the Labour Act, 2004 provides that it shall not be a defence to an employer who is sued in respect of personal injury caused by the negligence of one employee to another that, at the time the injuries were caused, they were both in common employment.
11. (1) Either party to a contract of employment may terminate the contract on the expiration of notice given by him to the other party of his intention to do so. (d) one month, where the contract has continued for five years or more. (3) Any notice for a period of one week or more shall be in writing.
The Labour Act is the principal legislation governing employment relations in Nigeria. Its application is limited to employees engaged under a contract of manual labour or clerical work in private and public sectors.
18 On a plain reading of section 188A (11) of the LRA, the section provides for the conduct of a pre-dismissal hearing before the CCMA, council with jurisdiction or an accredited agency. In the premises of the applicant's dismissal, he has a remedy of an automatically unfair dismissal.
The Minimum Wages Act does not provide for any discrimination between male and female workers or different minimum wages for them. All the provisions of the Act equally apply to both male and female workers. The norms include those which were recommended by the Indian Labour Conference in its session held in 1957.
The Nigerian Labour Law allows for either the employer or employee to tender a notice of employment termination when they do not feel like continuing the work relationship. When the contract of employment is terminated by the employee, it is commonly referred to as resignation.
Working hours and overtime Employees in Nigeria work eight hours a day, 40 hours a week. The terms of overtime work must be included in the employment contract. There is no government mandate on premium payment for overtime work.