The National Industrial Court in Abuja has upheld the ‘no work no pay’ rule by the Federal Government in the suit filed against the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
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The National Industrial Court in Abuja on Tuesday validated the no-work-no-pay policy the Nigerian government implemented against members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The president of the court, Benedict Kanyip, affirmed the
validity of the policy in his judgement on the suit filed by the government
In a judgment delivered by the President of the Court,
Justice Benedict Kanyip, the court held that it was within the right of the
Federal Government to withhold the salaries of workers who embark on industrial
action.
It held that the ‘no work no pay’ rule enforced by the
Federal Government against members of ASUU who went on strike last year was
legal.
However, the court held that it was a violation of
university autonomy for the Federal Government to impose the Integrated Payroll
and Personnel Information System platform on members of ASUU who reserve the
right to determine how their salaries should be paid.
The Federal Government had dragged ASUU before the NIC over
the demand of the union for the payment of their salaries from February 14 to
October 7, 2022, when the strike was called off.
ASUU had insisted on getting salaries for all the months
they were on strike but the FG under the
past Muhammadu Buhari-led administration refused and insisted on enforcing its
“no work, no pay” policy against the lecturers.
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