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On Friday, 3 June 2016, the Minister for Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige, called on Nigerian banks to halt their current spate of lay-offs.

Evidently, the future where robotic workers will cause a structural change in the nature, pattern and availability of jobs is here, maybe even earlier than anticipated.

Layoffs are always going to be a tough decision for management but may also become necessary for the survival of an employer's business. Depending on the factors giving rise to a management...

This is a summary of the legal rights you are entitled to as a Worker under the relevant employment laws of Nigeria.

The Nigerian Labour Act (the Act) describes redundancy as an involuntary and permanent loss of employment caused by an excess of manpower.

Following the COVID 19 pandemic, some employers have struggled to reposition their businesses for profitability. Nigeria is not exempt from this, and several solutions have been proposed by employers...

On 17th October 2019, the Department of Petroleum Resources (‘DPR') issued the Guidelines for the Release of Staff in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry 2019 (‘the Guidelines').

Across global tech ecosystems, the shift from "growth at all costs" to disciplined, efficiency-driven operations is unmistakable. Major companies have reduced headcount, restructured teams, and doubled down...

There appears to be a recent wave of retrenchment in the global employment market (especially for technology companies like Google, Meta and Microsoft).

An employment relationship, often characterized by the interaction between an employer and an employee, forms the basis for any termination scenario. A contract of employment...

Generally, the common means by which employment relationship is brought to an end is by termination.

The pride of every economy is the active working population largely because of the potential demographic dividend as these set of people work and earn income from which the government earns...

The Magnificent 7 and most tech companies often operate a global hierarchical structure, cross-functional in nature and product-orientated.

Casual work arrangement (also known as Non-Standard Work Arrangement (NSWA)) is generally used to describe work arrangements which do not fall within the traditional definition of employment.

Prior to the enactment of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Third Alteration) Act 2010, the common law rules guiding termination of private employments were applicable in Nigeria.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate the global economy, employers in large and small businesses are faced with a dreadful conundrum on whether to let their staff go, cut their hours, or declare them redundant.

Redundancy refers to an employer's decision to discontinue utilising an employee's services because such services are surplus to requirement or because of divestment. It is an action taken by the employer to maintain business operations.