EMPLOYEES’ RIGHTS

1) Generally under the law, recruiters and employers must have a license or permit, except the employer does not employ more than 25 workers or the recruitment is carried out within 40 kilometers from the place of employment.

2) No public officer is permitted to act as a recruiting agent.

3) No recruiter is allowed to recruit any young unless so permitted by the Minister.

4) No citizen is to be employed unless he has been medically examined by a registered medical practitioner at the expense of the employer.

5) It is an offence to induce any worker to enter into any contract of employment by fraud, falsehood, coercion or intimidation.

6) No citizen is allowed to leave Nigeria under a contract of employment outside the country except he has been medically examined and certified fit for the work.

7) A worker is entitled to be accompanied by his family members to his place of work.

An employer is generally under a duty to provide work to a worker who shows up at his work place and is fit for the work.