Brain Drain: FG Mulls Introduction Of "Scarce Skills Allowance" - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
August 13, 2019
The Federal Government may considerintroducing special allowance tagged “Scarce Skills Allowances” to curb thepersistent challenge of brain drain which is detrimental to the nation’seconomy.
The Chairman of National Salaries,Income and Wages Commission, Richard Egbule said the allowance would targetskilled people leaving the country in search of greener pasture.
He explained that the commission hadtried introducing the concept of Scarce Skills Allowances some years backwithout much success.Egbule said that the government may reconsiderintroducing the Scarce Skills Allowance to curb human capital flight, if it isproperly defined, packaged and presented