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The organised labour in Ekiti state has rejected the decision of the State government to suspend the payment of consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage to workers in the state.
The unions also frowned at the government’s plans to review subventions to higher institutions, which they said would further worsen the economic life of the workers.
The state governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi had two weeks ago at a stakeholder meeting on the finance of the state said payment of the consequential adjustment for senior workers would be suspended and subventions to institutions review due to dwindling financial fortune of the state.
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EKITI State Government on Tuesday night signed the minimum wage agreement with the organised labour with a clause to begin implementation in January 2021.
The agreement was signed by the Head of Service, Mrs Peju Babafemi and other from government and labour sides.
The document is titled ‘Agreement reached between the Ekiti State Government and the organised labour on the implementation of minimum wage and consequential adjustment for core civil service, local government service and health workers on 5th January, 2021’.
In addition to the workers on Grade Levels 01 – 07 who have been enjoying the minimum wage in the state since October 2019, the two sides agreed to adjust the salary of officers in the civil service and health workers.
Minimum wage: Ekiti, labour reach agreement on consequential salary adjustment Minimum wage: Ekiti, labour reach agreement on consequential salary adjustment
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The Government of Ekiti State has signed an agreement with organised labour on the implementation of minimum wage and consequential adjustment for workers in core civil service and Local Government Service as well as Judiciary and Health workers in the state.
The implementation of the consequential adjustment commences in January 2021.
The organised labour had last week threatened to protest and shutdown government activities this week if the state government failed to commence the implementation of the consequential adjustment in January 2021.
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The Government of Ekiti State has signed an agreement with organised labour on the implementation of minimum wage and consequential adjustment for workers in core civil service and Local Government Service as well as the judiciary and health workers.
The implementation of the consequential adjustment commences in January 2021.
The new development is a product of a series of meetings between labour leaders and government negotiation team as well as meetings with the state Governor, Kayode Fayemi, at the tail end of last year.
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