The National Industrial Court has upheld the ‘no work no pay’ rule by the Federal Government in the suit filed against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The court says no work no pay rule enforced by the Federal Government against ASUU members who went on strike last year is perfectly legal.
In a judgement delivered by the President of the Court, Justice Benedict Kanyip, the court held that it is within the right of the Federal Government to withhold salaries of workers who embark on industrial action.
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The court however held that it is a violation of University Autonomy for the Federal Government to impose the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) platform on members of ASUU who reserve the right to determine how their salaries should be paid.
The Federal Government had dragged ASUU before the National Industrial Court over the demand by the Union for the payment of their salaries from February 14 to October 7, 2022, when the Union’s strike was called off.
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