The Ogun State Government has invoked the ‘no work no pay’ rule of the Trade Dispute Act in relation to the ongoing industrial action by its workforce.

Consequently, the State Government has directed all workers to be at their duty posts from Monday, March 14, 2016.
According to a release signed by the Head of Service, Elder Sola Adeyemi, "the application of the ‘no work, no pay’ rule followed the refusal of the striking workers to heed appeals from government and well-meaning indigenes of the state and the refusal of the labour unions to consider all entreaties to end the industrial action so that the state might be in a position to generate resources for the benefit of the workers and generality of the citizens.

"Section 43 (1) (a) of the Trade Dispute Act, the government pointed out, provides that 'Where any worker takes part in a strike action, he shall not be entitled to any wages or other remuneration for the period of the strike, and such period shall not count for the purpose of reckoning the period of continuous employment and all rights dependent on continuity of employment shall be prejudicially affected accordingly'.

"Despite the fact that the State Government has been consistent with payment of workers’ salaries as and when due and has paid workers up to February 2016, with a promise to meet other demands once the finances of the state improved, union leaders went ahead to call out workers on a strike on March 7, 2016 and physically prevented majority of the employees, who reported for duties, from gaining access to their offices.

"Government will not yield to pressure to downsize or reduce salaries of its workforce as being suggested in some quarters. This is the reason why government employees should be in their offices. Government reaffirms it's commitment to the welfare of its workers and calls for their understanding during the current economic downtown in Nigeria," the statement concluded.

I don't know why the EFCC is yet to visit Amosun despite the agonizing cry by the unions. This guy has no right whatsoever to "borrow" a penny from their corporative account. These co-operative societies could not give loan anymore because the governor has borrowed everything in that account. Some of them are saving up to 60% of their salaries just to have access to a reasonable amount of money as loan but today their hope has been dashed as Amosun has refused to release their contributions to them and he is even bragging, something he should not have access to in the first place. Honestly I agree, this country is a zoo.

drkay:
I don't know why the EFCC is yet to visit Amosun despite the agonizing cry by the unions. This guy has no right whatsoever to "borrow" a penny from their corporative account. These co-operative societies could not give loan anymore because the governor has borrowed everything in that account. Some of them are saving up to 60% of their salaries just to have access to a reasonable amount of money as loan but today their hope has been dashed as Amosun has refused to release their contributions to them and he is even bragging, something he should not have access to in the first place. Honestly I agree, this country is a zoo.

the funny part of it is that, he refused them to opt out, for those who are not interested in the cooperative any more. Imagine!

Ogun workers never suffer like their counterpart in Osun,Oyo, Ondo and Ekiti.

babdap:
Ogun workers never suffer like their counterpart in Osun,Oyo, Ondo and Ekiti.

edition and ondo workers are not suffering

only oyo, osun and ogun. So know what you are saying

vote wisely

babdap:
Ogun workers never suffer like their counterpart in Osun,Oyo, Ondo and Ekiti.

do they have to wait till it got worst before the right thing will be done.