The Nigerian Government has directed Chief Medical Directors and Managing Directors of federal tertiary hospitals, to begin the implementation of no-work, no-pay policy on striking members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).
The government’s directive was contained in a letter dated August 26, 2021, signed by the Director of Hospital Services, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Adebimpe Adebiyi.
The letter was titled “Application of Section 43(1) (A) of the Trade Dispute Act, Cap T8, Law of the Federation of Nigeria (LGN) 2004 (no work no pay) partly”.
“This directive is in line with Section 43 (1) (a) of the trade dispute act which states, ‘where any worker takes part in a strike, he shall not be entitled to any wages or remuneration for the period of the strike.
“And any such period shall not account for the purpose of reckoning the period of continuous employment and all rights dependent on continuity of employment shall be prejudicially affected accordingly.
“You are to compute the financial implications of the no-work-no-pay from the salaries of resident doctors and any other health worker that participated in strike using the attached template and forward same to the IPPIS office through the Federal Ministry of Health for implementation.”
