Coalition of labour unions in Kano State has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the state government to refund what they described as “illegal deduction” from their May 2020 salaries or prepare for a showdown. Besides, labour insisted that failure of government to return the “unexplained” deduction before the end of its ultimatum, which begins on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, workers would embark on seven days warning strike from Monday, June 15. Meanwhile, the unions have demanded occupational safety incentives, hazard allowance and life insurance from government for health workers who incidentally contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while rendering service to patients. The meeting also demanded the refund of May 2020 relativity allowances to civil servants in the state and stoppage of further deduction to respect the agreement reached in May 2018. The union regretted that instead of the government to renege on its promise on payment of salaries and full implementation of the agreement on consequential adjustment arising from the implementation of the new wage, it resorted to salary deduction.

Source: The Guardian May 28, 2020 04:07 UTC