Femi Gbajabiamila, the speaker of
the federal house of representatives, is sponsoring a bill that will prohibit
the late payment or underpayment of staff salaries and other entitlements.
The bill recommends penalties
such as fines and imprisonment for employers who delay salary payments.
The bill reads in part: “An
employer who withholds salary, wage, pension and any other benefit and
emolument of any worker for a period of seven days and above, in respect of
other monetary benefits shall pay 30% of such monetary benefits for the period.
“An employer who fails in its
obligation for a period of 60 days and above shall be liable to fine of 30% of
the wage for the duration and one-month imprisonment and 30 per cent fine of
two months’ wage for a period of 30 to 60 days.
“Fine of 20% of one month’s wage
for a period of eight to 30 days; and 10% fine of the one month’s wage for a
period of one to seven days respectively.”
The bill, which was sighted by
Sunday Tribune, also recommends punitive measures for directors of public
limited liability companies who default in the payment of salaries and other
benefits to workers.
If passed into law, the
legislation will be binding on all Nigerians working as a full employee or
contract staff/apprentice (either through oral or written agreement) in the
public and private sectors.
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