ASUU: ‘No Work No Pay’ Policy Upheld By Court

The Federal Government’s no work, no pay policy was maintained by the National Industrial Court in the lawsuit brought against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

The no work, no pay policy that the Federal Government used to ASUU members who went on strike last year is completely valid, the court said.

In a decision handed down by the court’s president, Justice Benedict Kanyip, the court ruled that the Federal Government has the power to withhold wages from employees who engage in industrial action.

The court, however, held that it is a violation of University Autonomy for the Federal Government to impose the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) platform on members of ASUU who reserve the right to determine how their salaries should be paid.

Recall that the Federal Government had dragged ASUU before the National Industrial Court over the demand of the Union for the payment of their salaries from February 14 to October 7, 2022, when the strike was called off.