The National Industrial Court affirmed the Federal Government’s no work, no pay policy in a challenge brought against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
According to the court, the federal government’s no work, no pay policy imposed on ASUU strikes last year was fully legitimate.
In a decision made by the Court’s President, Justice Benedict Kanyip, the court ruled that the Federal Government has the power to withhold wages from workers who engage in 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 Academic Staff Union of Universities 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.
