Employment Termination: chances of the employee at the court of law

                                 

                                                      HR Talks

                                                         with

                        Moruf Kolawole Nasir (Experienced HR Practitioner)

 Continuation of last week's article

2. On the nature and enforceability of collective agreements:
Exhibit M is the main collective agreement made between the Nigeria Employers
Association of Banks, Insurance Companies and Allied Institutions and the
Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions. This
document did not regulate the relationship between the appellant and the
respondent and none of them can sue on it here. Therefore, the call by the
appellant for this court to look at the document and make pronouncements on it
concerning summary dismissal has no legal basis. It was held by the court, that
collective agreements on their own do not give an individual employee the right to
bring an action in respect of any breach of its terms, unless they are accepted to form
part of the terms of employment.

This is good law because the agreement is not made between the employer and his
employee and the law is that, in contract, a non party cannot enforce it, even if it was
made for his benefit.

Accident on 3rd mainland bridge, man burnt to death

There was a horrific accident on 3rd Mainland Bridge en-route Oworoshoki this morning involving two people. One man was seen totally burnt to death with his motorcycle, the other wasn't killed. The police are already on the scene.

photo credited to linda ikeji blog

Guru Maharaji revealed presidential election's winner

The Spiritual Leader of One Love Family, Sat Guru Maharaji Ji, has advised the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), to forget Nigeria’s presidency.

“There is no vacancy for Buhari at Aso Rock,” hex declared in a statement on Sunday.

According to him, “President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is the verifiable divine choice of the forthcoming presidential election. As the Living Perfect Master of creation in whose hands the fate of Nigerian project lies spiritually, I declare divinity’s decision to return Jonathan to Aso Rock over Muhammadu Buhari.

We made Jega to shift Election: Dr Fasheun

 Leader of Oodua People's Congress (OPC), Dr. Fredrick Fasheun has exposed himself as one of those behind the plot to shift the 2015 presidential poll date from February 14 to March 28th, claiming that had the election held on February 14th "rigging had been perfected for General Muhammadu Buhari". 
Nigeria's Federal Government and ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) had offered the excuse that the Nigerian troops were to carry out a special operations against insurgents in the Northeast apparently to buy some time for the PDP to work out a winning formula for President Goodluck Jonathan to win the election at all cost.
Speaking during a Post National Conference gathering sponsored by Ondo State Gov. Olusegun Mimiko, Dr. Fasheun bragged that when it became clear that President Jonathan was going to lose the election he called a few influential people and urged them to shift the election date, he said that fortunately they listened to him and the election date was shifted. The revelation by Dr. Fasheun shows that President Jonathan had used the Boko Haram fight as an alibi to further his political ambition.
watch the video here  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tpxm1rLExM

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Employment Termination: chances of the employee at the court of law

                                                 HR Talk 

                                                    with

                                       Moruf Kolawole Nasir

It will be observed that in my various write ups, even though I present global best practice, I always give cognizance to our peculiar labour law and practice in Nigeria. While stating the best practice I also try as much as possible to advise readers on the realistic state of things in our clime.

One of the most recent readers who sought my advice, was a Banker and was contemplating taking it up with her employer for terminating her employments “illegally”.  

With the recurrence of this issue of “illegal” termination of employment and the mindset of employees, I decided to present the case below from the Appeal court to enlighten us more on the position of the law on some of the confusing issues surrounding disengagement.

I must quick to say I copied the case from one of my professional networks on the social media, and the credit should go to Celestina Okere, who brought the case to the platform for discussion.

Why I refused to debate with Jonathan: Buhari

 

The Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu has said, if he wins the March 28 poll, he will ensure strict adherence to the constitution, saying he is now “a converted democrat”.
Mr. Buhari made the pledge while addressing a media parley in Abuja today.
“I want to assure you that Nigerian constitution will be adhered to,” he said.
He reminded the audience of the controversial Decree 4 promulgated in 1984 while he was military Head of State.
He said there will be no such controversy should he win the presidential election.
“I cannot change the past but I can change the present and future. Dictatorship goes with military which made possible decree four.
“I am a former military leader. Note the emphasis on former. But I am now a converted democrat.
“I give full assurances to Nigeria media will be free under an APC government,” he said.
Asked if he was prepared to apologise for jailing journalists as military ruler, the Director General of Mr. Buhari’s campaign and Governor of River State, Rotimi Amaechi, prevented the former general from responding, saying “the general has said he could not change the past”.
Mr. Buhari said he was not ready to participate in the presidential debate with President Goodluck Jonathan, standing for re-election as the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party.
He argued that there is no basis for debate since the record of the PDP and Mr. Jonathan in government is public knowledge.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar attended the media event.

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President inaugurates Obanikoro, others as ministers

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday, 17th March, 2015 inaugurated the eight new ministers recently confirmed by the Senate during which some of the Senators walked out of the Chamber in anger when they stood against the candidature of Musiliu Obanikoro.

The President thereafter assigned portfolios to them as follows: Senator Patricia Akwashiki as Information Minister ; Prof. Nicholas Ada as Minister of State, Foreign Affairs I; Senator Musiliu Obanikoro (State, Foreign Affairs II); Col. Augustine Akobundu (retd.) (State, Defence); Mr. Fidelis Nwankwo (State, Health); Mrs. Hauwa Bappa (State, Niger Delta Affairs); Mr. Kenneth Kobani (State, Industry, Trade and Investment); and Senator Joel Ikeya (Labour and Productivity).

The President also named the Minister of State, Health, Khaliru Alhassan, as the Minister of Health. Alhassan has been acting as Supervising Minister of Health since Prof. Onyebuchi Ckukwu resigned in 2014.