Tag: Wages
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COVID-19: Footballers can survive without pay, says Tevez
Former Manchester City star Carlos Tevez says that players can go without salary for some time. Many football clubs are hoping their stars will take pay cuts or pay referrals as they do not have money coming in at the moment. And Tevez believes that most footballers can handle six months without payment due to…
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Laurent Koscielny to drag Arsenal to court
Laurent Koscielny is taking legal advice, after claiming his wages will be cut in half, as his bitter contract row with Arsenal continues, the UK Mirror reports. The 33-year-old and his representatives are due to meet club officials this weekend, to try and resolve the issue. The Gunners captain is trying to force a move…
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Labour & Wage Increases: Barking up the Wrong Tree!, By Henry Boyo
By Henry Boyo President Buhari established a Tripartite Committee in Dec. 2017 – comprising Labour Leaders, Federal and State Government representatives, to consider and recommend an appropriate increase on the present N18,000/month, National Minimum Wage, which became effective from 2011. Ultimately, however, by Oct. 2018, after protracted negotiations, over several months, there is still no…
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I will pay any amount adopted as minimum wage – Ortom
Benue governor Samuel Ortom has promised to pay any amount agreed upon by the negotiating committee on minimum wage. Ortom stated this on Tuesday in Makurdi, when members of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and other sister unions visited him to register their support for the upward review of wages. The News…