Minimum Wage: FG Unrealistic Labour Demands Delaying Implementation - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 22, 2019
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, has said that unrealistic demand from senior civil servants is delaying the implementation of the new Minimum Wage.
Negotiation between the Federal Government and the Joint National Public Negotiation Council broke down two weeks ago because of differences in percentage increase in the salaries of workers.
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Whilethe Federal Government representatives in the technical committee set up tonegotiate the consequential increase had proposed 9.5 per cent salary increasefor workers on Grade Levels 07 to 14 and five per cent increase for employeeson Grade Levels 15 to 17, labour representatives are demanding for 30 per centsalary increase for workers on Grade Levels seven to 14 and 25 per cent forworkers on Grade Levels 15 to 17.
Whilespeaking with journalists at the opening ceremony of a retreat on 2017-2020federal civil service strategy and implementation plan organised by the Officeof the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation in Abuja on Monday.
Oyo-Ita said the Federal Government underPresident Muhammadu Buhari was committed to the implementation of the newMinimum Wage, calling on labour to review its demands.