The prevalence of betting centers and the acceptance of lottery by a larger percentage of the Nigerian population has thrown up a peculiar challenge for business owners, human resource management team, and professionals in the country. I did not pay serious attention to this until a colleague informed me of the fact that over 75 percent of his employees are deeply involved in sports betting and public lotteries. He was worried about the implications of this on productivity and the ability of the staff to pay attention to their duties.

Amazingly too, a survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in 2014 shows that about 60 million Nigerians between the age of 18 and 40 years are involved in sports betting and spending about N1.8 billion ($ 11 million) daily and by today’s estimate that will amount to 4 billion Naira daily.

My concern is on the impact of employee’s use of official work hours in attending to their personal endeavor be it a legitimate or illegitimate activity and its impact on overall productivity. Having said that, this article will also x-ray the control measures that are available to business owners and HR handlers in addressing such matters as gambling and licensed-pool-betting in the workplace.

Read full article by clicking on the link: http://www.askkayodemicah.com.ng/2018/04/09/betting-gambling-workplace-employment-regulations-nigerian-laws/

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My former office when two or more guys are gathered they are talking about bet9ja