Minimum Wage: We'll Reject Fayemi's Salary Adjustment- Labour Union

– The organised labour unions in Ekiti State have said that it will reject Governor Kayode Fayemi’s salary adjustment
– Fayemi’s implementation must be in line with the National template increment of 66.6 per cent for Grade Levels 01-06, 29 per cent for GL 07-14 and 24 percent for 15-17
– The organised labour is constrained to refer to a meeting of September 30 at the office of the Head of Service
 
The organised labour unions in Ekiti State have said that it will reject Governor Kayode Fayemi’s salary adjustment if not in consonance with the National template increment.
The labour position was contained in a statement jointly signed by the secretaries of Trade Union Congress, Com. Mohammed Bashman, Nigeria Labour Congress, Com. Akinyemi Taiwo and Public Service Joint Negotiating Council, Com. Gbenga Olowoyo.
The Labour leaders insisted that whatever Fayemi will implement must be in consonance with the National template increment of 66.6 per cent for Grade Levels 01-06, 29 per cent for GL 07-14 and 24 percent for 15-17.
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Part of the statement reads: “In line with the national directive of the leadership of the organised labour, anything short of the above percentage , the organised labour won’t do anything contrary to the Wednesday, October 16, 2019 set for the national strike in Nigeria over the insincerity of government to pay the new minimum wage to workers on GL 01-17.
“The organised labour is constrained to refer to a meeting of September 30 at the office of the Head of Service, the resolution then was that the state government must ensure due process with the setting up of negotiating team and in fulfilment of outstanding salaries and other emoluments before commencing N30,000 minimum wage, although, the pronouncement made on October 5 had Contravened this resolution”.