Tag: #Employmentlitigation

Introduction Debt is a common phenomenon in commercial transactions. Disputes arising from debt are just as common and frequent. While these disputes are sometimes easily resolved by the parties, other times they prove complicated or impossible so that a court action becomes warranted. The creditor …

Introduction Under Nigerian law, employers have several inherent powers, including power to discipline employees in deserving circumstances. One of such disciplinary powers is the power to suspend employees. The inherent power of employer to suspend an employee pending investigation of an alleged misconduct or as …

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 …