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Employment & Labour
Your written contract, the Labour Act and your workplace rules together decide what your employer can and cannot do. Know which one answers which question.
Situation: Something has changed about your job or your pay
Stated generally. The exact position always depends on the facts.
What you should do
What you should not do
“Everyone in Nigeria is covered by the Labour Act in the same way.”
The Labour Act mainly covers manual and clerical workers. Other employees rely mostly on their contract and on decisions of the National Industrial Court.
“An employer can change terms at will.”
Your contract decides. An employer cannot simply change the terms on its own because it wants to.
When to speak to a lawyer