The Katsina State Government and
the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have reached agreement on the payment of the
new national minimum wage, with its salary consequential adjustments to public
workers in the state.
Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, Secretary
to the state government and state NLC Chairman, Mr Hussaini Hamisu, reached the
agreement according to a joint statement signed in Katsina.
NAN reports that both officials
said that the implementation of the new minimum wage and consequential
adjustments of salaries would commence January, 2020.
According to them, the increase
represents the following percentages for Harmonised Public Service Salary
(HAPSS) structure: GL 01: 60 per cent, GL 02: 60.98 per cent, GL 03: 62. Per
cent and GL 04: 60.59, per cent.
Others are: GL 05: 60.61 per
cent, GL 06: 32.63 per cent, GL 07: 13.2 per cent GL 08-9: 10 per cent, GL
10-14: 8 per cent and GL 15-17: 4 per cent.
They also agreed to form a
committee involving labour to assist the state government in rejuvenating
revenue drive to boost Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).
According to them, NLC will
partner with the state government to improve efficiency and productivity in the
local government general administration.
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