A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CROSS RIVER STATE GOVERNMENT AND ORGANIZED LABOUR (COMPRISING JOINT PUBLIC SERVICE NEGOTIATING COUNCIL (UNION SIDE), NIGERIAN LABOUR CONGRESS AND TRADE UNION CONGRESS)
Arising from the Industrial action declared by Organized Labour in the State with effect from Tuesday 12th October 2021, over lingering labour issues and the intervention of HRM. Etinyin Etim Okon Edet, Chairman, Cross River State Traditional Rulers Council, the Cross River State Government and the Organized Labour negotiated and arrived at the following RESOLUTIONS:
That the implementation of promotions which is ongoing in the State with effect
from September, 2021, will end on or before August, 2022 in both State and Local
Government.
• That the State Government agreed to set aside a minimum of N50 million
respectively monthly with effect from January, 2022 for the payment of gratuities
to both State and Local Goveroment retirees with an additional allocation up to
the maximum of that month's and or year's gratuity in any month and or year
where the revenue inflows increase. Also a committee comprising both Government and Labour leaders to be set up for verification and payment.
• All remittances are ongoing in both State and Local Government. Subsequent
deductions to be made alongside monthly salaries.
That full implementation of minimum wage for workers would commence when
the economy improves.
That the balance of 27.5% to teachers shall be implemented when the economy
improves.
• That the tax exemption and allowance for Teachers should be restored after the
legitimate beneficiaries have been ascertained by April, 2022.
•That annual incremental steps of both State and Local Government workers shall
be restored with effect from January, 2022.
That the State Payroll is domesticated in Office of the Accountant-General, while
the Local Government Payroll is decentralized and domesticated in SUBEB for teachers, PHCDA for health personnel, Ministry of Local Government Affairs for
Staff of Councils and Local Government Pension Board for retirees. Actual salary
payment is committed to the salary banks by Directors of Finance and Supplies
of Councils.
•That the names of the affected Local Government workers have been restored to
the Payroll.
•That Local Government pensioners wrongly removed from the Payroll had been
restored.
•That the lift of ban on collection of check-off dues by NURTW and return of motor parks was referred to the Special Adviser (Labour) and the Commissioner,
Ministry of Transport, for resolution.
• That the contract for supply of computers to workers should be terminated and a
committee set up to ascertain the outstanding liabilities.
• That the Commissioner, Ministry of Health and Director-General, Primary Healthcare Development Agency, should make a memo to His Excellency, the Governor stating the financial implication on or before 31s March, 2022 on payment of Hazard allowance and the balance of 30% CONHESS to medical and
health workers.
• That the newly employed and verified but unpayrolled staff shall be payrolled
effective January, 2022.
• That the Labour Leaders and workers would not be victimized as a result of their
participation in the strike action.
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