The document provides an overview of Nigerian labor law, including: 1) Nigerian labor law arose parallel to the industrial revolution to regulate the changing relationship between workers and employers. 2) Key provisions of Nigerian labor law include requiring written employment contracts, maternity leave for pregnant and nursing women, compensation for injured workers, and defining a minimum wage. 3) The Nigerian labor act of 1990 is divided into five parts covering general employment provisions, recruiters, special classes of workers, record keeping, and traditional provisions.

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National Technical University
“Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”
DAPARTMENT OF LABOUR LAW
REPORT
NIGERIA LABOUR LAW
Executed by: NEVO SAMUEL P
Group: BF-26B
Kharkiv-2017

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Contents
o History of labor law
o Whatyou need to know.
History of LaborLaw
LaborLaw of Nigeria arose in a parallel with the industrialrevolution as
the relationship between worker and employer changed from small scale
production studio to large scale factories. Workers soughtbetter conditions
and the right to join or avoid joining a labor union, while employers sought
a predictable, flexible and less costly workforce.
What you need to know
Labor law is the law thatstipulate the relationship between employee and
the employer is supposed to be in a workplace. TheNigerian labor law
includes within it the relationship between the government and the workers,
between publicly owned corporations and their even workers and even
private employers and their workers. The Nigeria labor act of 1990 is
divided into five (5) different part with each part detailing one particular
aspect of the labor law.
The part includes:
o General provisions as to protection of wages, contracts of
employment and terms and conditions of employment.
o Recruiters and recruiting generally

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o Special classes of recruiting generally
o Supplemental:Records and returns.
o Traditional and saving provisions.
Below are the most important provisions of Nigerian labor law;such as:
I. Provisionsfor being Employed: TheNigeria Labor Law (NLL)
demandsthatevery employer should prepare a written contract on
any case of employment and present the employee with this contract
before the end of 90daysfrom his days on the job. Theemployee
with this contract should state clearly who the employee is and the
conditions of the employment including a description of the job, the
hours of work and the payand whathappens during an illness or an
injury
II. Provision for pregnantand Nursing Woman:Thelaw allows
pregnant women a maternity leave from six weeks before the birth of
child through six weeks after the birth of child except if she is faced
with medical complications, in a case of complications, she is
expected to provide the employer a medicalcertificate attesting the
presence of a medical complication.
III. Provision for the injured worker: Nigeria law stipulates thatan
employee’s dependentsare entitled to 42monthsof his earning if he
dies as a result of an injury he sustained at work. when the injury
doesn’t cause anydeaths butdisabilities, the employee is expected
to receive 54monthsearning ascompensation. However, if the
injury was caused by carelessness of the worker or by negligence, it
is not necessary for the corporation to pay anycompensation except
aw will, or if required by a court of law.

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IV. Minimum Wage:Manyjurisdictions define the amountthata worker
can be paid per hour. France, China, Brazil, Australia, Canada, Greece,
India, Romania, Spain, United Kingdomand others have law of this kinds.
The minimum wageis set usually higher than the lowest wageas
determined by forces of demand and supply in a free market and therefore
act as a price floor.