Wages Boards and Industrial Council Act

An Act establishes wages boards and industrial councils to negotiate and set wages and employment conditions in specific industries through tripartite discussions. It targets workers, employers, and trade unions in covered sectors. This ensures fair minimum wages and better working standards across industries.

WAGES BOARDS AND INDUSTRIAL COUNCILS ACT

What Is This Policy?

An Act establishing wages boards and industrial councils to negotiate and set wages, conditions of service, and employment standards for specific industries through tripartite consultation.

Who Does It Target?

Workers and employers in industries covered by wages boards Trade unions and employers' associations Federal Ministry of Labour Industrial councils for specific sectors

What Does It Aim to Achieve?

Set minimum wages and employment conditions for specific industries through negotiation between employers and workers under government facilitation.

Key Features

Industry-Specific Wages: Wages boards may set wages above the national minimum for specific industries. Tripartite Structure: Boards comprise employer, worker, and government representatives. Binding Decisions: Wages board decisions are legally binding on all employers in the covered industry. Councils: Industrial Councils address broader employment conditions beyond wages.

Current Status

Rollout Stage: Active Coverage: Industries covered by wages boards and councils Beneficiaries: Workers in covered industries Funding: Federal Government

How to Access

Employers must comply with wages board determinations Workers may raise wage issues through unions for wages board consideration Orders published in the Gazette are binding Application method: Engage Federal Ministry of Labour for wages board coverage queries.

Important Terms

Wages board determinations supplement the national minimum wage Non-compliance attracts labour inspectorate action Industries without a wages board are governed solely by the Labour Act

Official Resources

Website: https://www.labour.gov.ng Contact: Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment

Legal Framework

The statutory text identifies Act No. 1 of 1973 and Legal Notice 55 of 1974. Its commencement date is 1 October 1974; this is the policy date displayed here. The Act provides for industrial wages boards, a National Wages Board, Area Minimum Wages Committees and Joint Industrial Councils.