Workers in PHCN have asked the Federal Government to explain the reasons it now decided to pay N45billion\u00a0 as their severance package against the N384 billion it earlier promised.<\/p>\n
Mr Bede Opara, the President General, Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC), made the demand in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on\u00a0 Wednesday..<\/p>\n
Opara said the workers recently received a letter to that effect from the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE).<\/p>\n
Opara said that the salary scale used in computing their gratuity was not the salary scale agreed with the Technical and Negotiation Team under the leadership of the Secretary to Government of the Federation.<\/p>\n
He said that the unions had nothing to negotiate with the government any more.<\/p>\n
He advised the Ministry of Power to ensure that all labour issues were addressed to enable the workers to get their entitlements in time.<\/p>\n
NAN reports that the unions, on Tuesday, boycotted the meeting of a committee set up by the ministry on the payment of severance benefits.<\/p>\n
The Minister, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, had announced that the committee would be inaugurated on Tuesday.
\n“There is nothing to negotiate with the government again because we have finished negotiation since December 12, 2012.<\/p>\n
“What we think we are here for is the implementation of the agreement reached with the government\u2019s representatives,\u201d Opara stressed.<\/p>\n
He contended that the technical committee earlier set up on the matter should be allowed to continue its work.<\/p>\n
“The technical committee comprising Alexander Forbes, Bureau of Public Enterprises, PHCN and the in-house unions should be allowed to continue with their responsibility.<\/p>\n
“This committee will ensure that accurate amount is given to each PHCN worker at the end of the day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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