Tag: #Employmentlaw

Suspension is one of employer’s powers at common law, which Nigerian courts also uphold. Amongst all disciplinary powers vested in an employer, the power to suspend a staff member is the most versatile in the sense that it can be adopted for almost all kinds …

As 2023 winds down, employers and employees must be remined that every end of year in Nigeria usually comes with certain vicissitudes of fortunes or misfortunes in the world of work. These vicissitudes come in different fashions like promotions or demotions, reduction or nonpayment of …

Suspension is the placement of an employee in an involuntary, paid or unpaid status for a temporary indeterminate period of time pending investigation, inquiry, or further management action. Suspension is the temporal withdrawal from employment, as distinguished from permanent severance. The Supreme Court in University of Calabar …

Is Employee’s Training Bond Valid in Nigeria? In the world of work, as the employers strive to improve the skills and competencies of their employees, they face great risk of potential loss of training costs and earnings when a trained employee decides to jump ship, …

Employees play a key role in the growth of any business. In recognition of an employee’s meritorious service to a company, certain benefits may accrue subject to such benefits being provided for under the employees’ condition for service. Gratuity is one of such payments. Payment …

The bedrock of contract of employment is the free will of the employer and employee to determine the terms and conditions of their employment relations. The Nigerian courts have decided in several cases that where a contract of employment provides for a mode of termination, …

1. Introduction Confirmation of a probationary contract is a rather vexed topic amongst human resource practitioners (and some employment lawyers) in Nigeria. There is some degree of confusion around the power of employer to confirm, delay or refuse confirmation of probationary contract at will as …

Introduction Prosecuting employment cases in court is a special type of litigation. This is partly why a special court (i.e. the National Industrial Court of Nigeria) was set up by the law makers for that special purpose. A good understanding of the facts and law …

Expatriate Quota: The regulatory process of employing a foreigner to work in Nigeria begins with the Expatriat Quota. Every company in Nigeria seeking to employ a foreigner into the country is required to obtain an Expatriate Quota from the Nigerian Immigration Service (“NIS”). Expatriate quota …