{"id":19234,"date":"2019-12-22T17:58:55","date_gmt":"2019-12-22T17:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=19234"},"modified":"2019-12-22T17:58:55","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T17:58:55","slug":"ekiti-labour-commence-negotiation-on-new-minimum-wage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ekiti-labour-commence-negotiation-on-new-minimum-wage","title":{"rendered":"Ekiti, Labour commence negotiation on new minimum wage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indications emerged on Sunday that Ekiti State government and labour unions will today(Monday) commence negotiation on the new minimum wage payable to workers of the state.<\/p>\n

The federal government had set December 31, 2019, as the deadline for agreements with labour on the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage.<\/p>\n

This was contained in a letter from the Office of the Establishment and Service Matters dated December 20, signed by I. A Egbeyemi for the Head of Service, Mr Ayodeji Ajayi, which stated that the inaugural negotiation meeting would hold on Monday.<\/p>\n

The statement urged members of the government side, the Joint Negotiation Committee and the observers \u201cto attend punctually\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Senior Special Assistant to Ekiti State<\/a> Governor on Labour Matters, Chief Oluyemi Esan, who confirmed the development on Friday, said, \u201cWe are hoping to hold our inaugural meeting on Monday\u201d.<\/p>\n

Indications emerged on Sunday that Ekiti State government and labour unions will today(Monday) commence negotiation on the new minimum wage payable to workers of the state.<\/p>\n

The federal government had set December 31, 2019, as the deadline for agreements with labour on the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage.<\/p>\n

This was contained in a letter from the Office of the Establishment and Service Matters dated December 20, signed by I. A Egbeyemi for the Head of Service, Mr Ayodeji Ajayi, which stated that the inaugural negotiation meeting would hold on Monday.<\/p>\n

The statement urged members of the government side, the Joint Negotiation Committee and the observers \u201cto attend punctually\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Senior Special Assistant to Ekiti State Governor on Labour Matters, Chief Oluyemi Esan, who confirmed the development on Friday, said, \u201cWe are hoping to hold our inaugural meeting on Monday\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Indications emerged on Sunday that Ekiti State government and labour unions will today(Monday) commence negotiation on the new minimum wage payable to workers of the state. The federal government had set December 31, 2019, as the deadline for agreements with labour on the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage. 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