ASUU Suffers Huge Losses As Court Upholds Federal Govt’s ‘No work No Pay’ Policy
The Academic Staff Union Staff Union of Universities have incurred huge losses as members would not be paid their salary arrears following the strike action that lasted for ten months.
The development is not unconnected with the ruling of the National Industrial Court, which upholds the no work no pay policy by the Federal Government in the suit filed against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
Industrial Court ruled that the no work no pay rule enforced by the Federal Government against members of ASUU who went on strike last year is perfectly legal.
In a judgement delivered by the President of the Court, Justice Benedict Kanyip, the court held that it is within the right of the Federal Government to withhold salaries of workers who embark on industrial action.
The court, however, held that it is a violation of University Autonomy for the Federal Government to impose the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) platform on members of ASUU who reserve the right to determine how their salaries should be paid.
Recall that the Federal Government had dragged ASUU before the National Industrial Court 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.
It is expected, too, that Federal Government and ASUU would find a common ground for settlement since the two erred in their different steps.
