The Nigeria Labour Congress has called for the country’s civil officials to retire at a new age. On Monday in Abuja, during the commemoration for 2023 Workers’ Day, NLC PresidentNLC President Joe Ajaero made the call, as captioned by Entrepreneurng report.
To close the pay disparity between other civil workers and those in other parts of the public service, Ajaero also advocated for a general assessment of core civil servant salaries.
According to him, the extension of years of service should be distributed equally, as it had been in other areas of the nation’s public service. The core civil service is currently the only remaining organization.
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“In light of this, he stated, “We are requesting that the retirement age and length of service in the entire public service, including the civil service, be reviewed upward to 65 years of age and 40 years of service.”
Ajaero claimed that despite repeated requests for a wage review from the union, the Federal Government had never responded.
It is important to remember that we have consistently demanded that core civil servant salaries be increased throughout the years in order to close the pay gap between them and other public sector employees.
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“They all have the same educational backgrounds and relevant work experience. So why the difference? Asking Ajaero.”
The NLC president claimed that union leaders have brought up gratuity payments to the administration on numerous times without receiving a favorable reaction.
Friend comrades, despite our repeated presentations of the gratuity payment matter to the government, nothing has been done.
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“As you are all aware, the idea of paying employees a gratuity is based on the idea that those who have worked for public institutions or private businesses should be entitled to the proverbial golden handshake from their employers.”
Accordingly, a gratuity is a financial benefit given by an employer to a worker at the time of retirement without the employee making any kind of financial contribution to the fund, the man explained.
He claims that such a single amount is intended to give the retiree the ability to finance any post-retirement endeavor of his or her choosing.
In conclusion, the Pension Act did not abolish gratuity payment, and we demand its restoration in many public sectors where it has been stopped.
Source: PunchÂ
