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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 …

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, …

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 …

1.   What is the meaning of Constructive Dismissal? In order to discourage hostile work environment, common law sides with an employee who has been subjected to a forced or compulsory resignation, especially where it is clear that the employer has pressured the employee into involuntary resignation …