The Federal Government’s promised compensation increases of 25% and 35% for workers are not minimum wage, according to the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN).
Tommy Okon, the president of ASCSN, made this statement on Wednesday in Abuja while answering questions from reporters.
The purpose of Okon’s acceptance of the pay rise, according to the vice president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), was to eliminate the salary disparity that existed in certain Ministries, Departments, and Agencies.
These advances have just benefited the core Federal Civil Service; other sectors have benefited as well. Undoubtedly, this is a positive development, but people must be made aware of it.
Some even thought that the government had suddenly and unilaterally raised the minimum wage to that amount after ambushing the labor unions. It is not, however, the minimum wage.
“The government corrected some pay gaps among those in the listed sectors; the minimum wage is still in place,” he stated.
According to Okon, it is crucial to make it clear to most employees and the general public that the purpose of the pay rise is to close the pay gap in the civil service.
