The Joint Negotiating Council (JNC) in Ekiti State has disclosed that the negotiation on the consequential adjustment of the new N30,000 minimum wage between the government and the organised labour has reached an advanced stage.
The group added that Governor Kayode Fayemi would before the end of February 2020 sign the agreement on the implementation of the consequential adjustment.
JNC in a statement by its chairman and Secretary, Comrade Kayode Fatomiluyi and Comrade Gbenga Olowoyo respectively, on Sunday, said negotiation in the state has reached 90 per cent, expressing confidence it will be signed by the governor before the end of the month.
The statement read, “The minimum wage and consequential salary adjustment negotiation in Ekiti State is nearing 90% per cent completion and shall be finally signed on or before ending of February 2020.
“The negotiation of minimum wage and consequential salary adjustment is receiving adequate attention and with tremendous progress by this development, the completion and eventual signing of necessary documents will be completed before the ending of February 2020.
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“As a matter of fact, the technical Sub-committee and the enlarged negotiation committee have done greatly which led to the extent that Dr Kayode Fayemi the Governor of Ekiti State, personally intervened on Tuesday 18th February 2020.
“However, the determination of the leadership of labour in the state is to arrive at a situation where whatever table and agreement signed with government will not have a backlash that will force the state to use two federal allocations to pay one month salary, hence, we have to be broad-based in our approach and agitation.
The statement assured the workers not to be apprehensive about the capability of labour leaders to agree on what is fair and just that will be in the best interest of the workers
It promised that the interest of workers won’t be traded off under any guise while the state won’t be placed under the financial burden that will cripple its economic advancement.
“To this end, whatever labour will agree with will be for the best interest of the workers and the state,” JNC said.
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