The National Industrial Court has delivered a verdict supporting the Federal Government’s implementation of the “no work, no pay” policy in the case brought against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the court, led by President Justice Benedict Kanyip, declared that the Federal Government’s application of the “no work, no pay” rule against ASUU members who participated in last year’s strike is entirely legal.
While affirming the government’s right to withhold salaries of workers engaged in industrial action, the court also ruled that the imposition of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) platform on ASUU members infringes upon University Autonomy.
ASUU members have the prerogative to determine the method of salary payment, the court ruled.
The lawsuit was initiated by the Federal Government, who brought ASUU before the National Industrial Court to address the Union’s demand for payment of salaries covering the period from February 14 to October 7, 2022, when the strike was eventually called off.
