Suggestions




Resident Doctors: FG To Implement No Work No Pay Policy

August 28, 2021
by
Resident Doctors Suspend Strike

DOCTORS will forfeit their salaries within the period they are on strike, a memo by the government has revealed.

The memo dated August 26 affects doctors in the employment of the Federal Government.

Join our WhatsApp Channel

The Director of the Department of Hospital Services Adebimpe Adebiyi signed the memo with reference number C. 5194/T/407 and addressed it to all chief medical directors and medical directors of tertiary hospitals.

It was titled: “RE: RE: Law and Principles Concerning the Right to Strike: Application of Section 43 (1) (A) of the Trade Dispute Act, Cap T8 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN) 2004 (‘No Work No Pay’).”

According to the document, the government invoked Section 43 (i) and (a) of the Trade Dispute Act on special provisions for payment of wages during strikes and lock-outs known in labour parlance as ‘No Work, NO Pay.’

Part of the memo reads, “The Ministry is in receipt of a letter from the Honourable Minister, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment (FMoL&E), informing the ministry of the laws governing the ongoing strike by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and the need to immediately apply the provision of Section 43 (i) and (a) of the Trade Dispute Act on ‘Special provision with respect to payment of wages during strikes and lock-outs’ known in labour parlance as ‘No Work, NO Pay’ with effect from Monday, August 2, 2021, when the strike was commenced by NARD members.

“Consequent on the above, I am directed to inform you to commence the implementation of the ‘No Work, No Pay’ policy on striking doctors with effect from Monday, August 2 2021 including other health workers that may embark on strike subsequently.

“You are to compute the financial implication of the ‘No Work, No Pay’ from the salaries of the resident doctors and any other health workers that participated in the strike, using the attached template and forward same to the IPPIS office through the FMoH for implementation with effect from August 2, 2021.”

The NARD resumed the strike it suspended in April on August 2, following the failure of the Federal Government to meet its demands.

The Federal Government had a meeting with the doctors on Friday, August 20, to amicably resolve the crisis. However, the doctors refused to sign a Memorandum of Understanding developed during the meeting with the government.

Read also: DPR, SON Partner To Stop Sale Of Substandard Lubricants

Some of the doctors’ demands include reversal by the government of a circular from the Head of Service of the Federation which removed house officers from the scheme of service; increase in hazard allowance for doctors beyond N5,000; payment of doctors who are being owed by state and Federal Government; and payment of the National Minimum Wage Consequential Adjustment to some of the doctors by the government.

Others are the domestication of the Medical Residency Training Act of 2017 by state governments; recruitment of more doctors by the government to reduce workload in hospitals, and payment of COVID-19 inducement allowance to all the doctors working in federal and state health facilities.

 

+ posts

Kayode Shopekan

Farmers
Previous Story

Farmers To Benefit As FG Unveils Mobile Phone Training Platform

AU Returns Obasanjo As Envoy To Horn Of Africa, Amid Tigray Protest
Next Story

Nigeria Will Not Disintegrate, Says Obasanjo

Featured Stories

Latest from Top Stories

US Denies Selling AI Chips to China Amid Security Concerns

A high-end Nvidia chip that can train and run artificial intelligence systems has not yet been sold to Chinese firms, a US Commerce Department official said. The H200 chip had previously been blocked from sale in China over national security concerns. In
EU Approves New Round Of Sanctions Against Russia As Ukraine’s Invasion Anniversary Nears

Ukraine Drone Strike on Russian Fertiliser Plant Kills Seven

A Ukrainian drone attack on a fertiliser plant in Russia’s western Smolensk region has killed seven people and injured 10 others, Russian officials said. The plant, located just outside the town of Dorogobuzh, lies around 290km (180 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

Sweden to Deport Migrants for Crimes Above a Fine

The government of Sweden has announced plans to significantly increase the deportation of foreign nationals convicted of crimes, proposing that any offence punishable beyond a fine could lead to removal from the country. Migration Minister Johan Forssell said the current system had
Bill Gates Excited To See Burna Boy, Rema Perform During Visit To Nigeria

Gates Admits Affairs, Calls Epstein Ties a “Huge Mistake”

Bill Gates has said his association with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein was a “huge mistake”, as he addressed staff at his philanthropic foundation following renewed scrutiny over their relationship. Speaking at a staff meeting on Tuesday, Gates said he regretted meeting

2027: Odinkalu Questions Amupitan’s Ability to Deliver Credible Polls

Nigerian human rights lawyer, Chidi Odinkalu, has expressed doubts about the ability of the country’s electoral body to conduct credible elections, following concerns over recent local polls in the capital. Speaking on a television programme, Mr Odinkalu criticised the Independent National Electoral
Farmers
Previous Story

Farmers To Benefit As FG Unveils Mobile Phone Training Platform

AU Returns Obasanjo As Envoy To Horn Of Africa, Amid Tigray Protest
Next Story

Nigeria Will Not Disintegrate, Says Obasanjo

Don't Miss

EFCC Urges CSOs To Strengthen Anti-Corruption Campaigns At Grassroots Level

EFCC Urges CSOs To Strengthen Anti-Corruption Campaigns At Grassroots Level

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
Bamise’s Murder: BRT Driver’s Counsel slammed for repeated absence in court

Bamise’s Murder: BRT Driver’s Counsel Slammed For Repeated Absence In Court

A Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square