Contracts, notice, leave, probation, minimum wage and exits under the Labour Act.
A private employer can end a contract with notice, but process and statute matter. See how NICN claims arise and how to lower your risk before dismissing.
Read the guideNo flat statutory overtime rate applies to most private staff. Contracts decide. Myths, a worked overtime calculation and a clause you can adapt.
Read the guideA plain Q and A for small employers: how to answer a union letter, what a collective agreement binds you to, check-off dues and the s.20 redundancy duty.
Read the guideMonthly staff keep their salary on a public holiday, but pay for working one comes from the contract. Here is how to set a rule that holds up.
Read the guideWhich restraint clauses can a Nigerian employer realistically enforce? Compare confidentiality, non-solicit and non-compete, with sample wording to adapt.
Read the guideThe Labour Act gives 12 weeks of maternity leave at not less than 50% of wages. See how pay and pension work in practice and what your contract may add.
Read the guideCheck your contract notice, put your resignation in writing, agree the last day, and know what final pay and exit papers you are owed. Sample letter included.
Read the guideAfter a workplace injury, the first hours matter. How the Employees Compensation Act and the 1% NSITF contribution work, and what employers and staff should do.
Read the guideManagers and professionals are not always "workers" under the Labour Act. What that means for notice and leave, and why the contract matters most.
Read the guideA comparison of casual, fixed-term and permanent employment in Nigeria, with a table of what still applies and the risks of rolling temporary contracts.
Read the guideWrite a Nigerian employment contract that holds up: the Labour Act's written-terms rule, twelve clauses, notice and leave minimums, and mistakes to avoid.
Read the guideSection 20 of the Labour Act in practice: inform representatives, select last in first out, and calculate a defensible settlement, with two worked examples.
Read the guideHow to discipline an employee fairly in Nigeria: query, hearing, warning ladder, suspension and dismissal, with a two-week example you can copy.
Read the guidePay on time, deduct only what the law requires or the employee agreed in writing. Includes a payslip example for a salary advance and an overpayment recovery.
Read the guideTen sections, the legal floors on leave, sick pay and notice, sample wording and a simple rollout plan for a handbook that fits a small Nigerian business.
Read the guide₦70,000 a month, 25-employee threshold, 3-year review. Who must pay, how allowances and part-timers are treated, true employer cost, and the risk of underpaying.
Read the guideNo law fixes probation length in Nigeria. What still applies to probationers, how extension works, the risk of silence, and a confirmation letter sample.
Read the guideThe Labour Act floors for annual, sick and maternity leave, why 24 days of annual leave is a myth, and how to work out pro-rata leave pay on exit.
Read the guideLabour Act s.11 notice periods, how to calculate pay in lieu, summary dismissal and process risk, and where severance really comes from, step by step.
Read the guideWhat the Labour Act requires of a Nigerian employer on terms, notice, leave, maternity and redundancy, and the common rules it does not contain.
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