Labour Act, 1974 🇳🇬

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1989-11-13Trade Unions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Decree 1989

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Labour Act, 1974

  • Published in Official Gazette supplement 28 on 6 June 1974
  • Assented to on 29 May 1974
  • Commenced on 1 August 1974 by Labour Decree (Appointed Day) Order 1974
  • [This is the version of this document at 31 December 2002.]
  1. [Amended by Trade Unions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Decree 1989 (Act 25 of 1989) on 13 November 1989]
An Act to repeal and replace the Labour Code Act and consolidate the law relating to labour.

Part I – General provisions as to protection of wages, contracts of employment and terms and conditions of employment

Protection of wages

1. Manner of payment

(1)Subject to this section-
(a)the wages of a worker shall in all contracts be made payable in legal tender and not otherwise; and
(b)if in any contract the whole or any part of the wages of a worker is made payable in any other manner the contract shall be illegal, null and void.
(2)An employer may provide food, a dwelling place or any other allowance or privilege as a part of a worker's remuneration if the food, dwelli…

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