Annual report on Nigeria / Colonial Office.

  • Great Britain. Colonial Office.
Date:
[1955]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annual report on Nigeria / Colonial Office. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The wage scales for some Federal Government employees are shown in the table below: Federal Government Employees—Salary and Wage Scales as from 1st October, 1954. Established Staff Daily-rated Staff Grade Minimum Maximum Grade Minimum Maximum Artisan, Chief Clerk £516 p.a. £660 p.a. Grades I, Secretary 11 & III. Is. 6d. p.d. 16s. p.d. typist £516 p.a. £660 p.a. Special Assistant Labour I. Chief Clerk £390 p.a. £492 p.a. (Lagos) 5s. 11 d. p.d. 6s. 11 d. First Class (Elsewhere) 5s. Id. 6s. 4d. Clerk £270 p.a. £360 p.a. Special 2nd & 3rd Labour II Class Clerk £150 p.a. £256 p.a. (Lagos) 5s. 2d. 5s. 8d. Typists, (Elsewhere) Is. 10 d. 5s. id. Grades Special I & II £114 p.a. £276 p.a. Labour III Clerical (Lagos) 4s. 9d. 5s. id. Assistant £114 p.a. £276 p.a. (Elsewhere) 2s. 5 d. 4s. 6d. Artisans, General Grades I, Labour II & III £114 p.a. £276 p.a. (Lagos) 4s. 6d. 5s. Messenger £66 p.a. £132 p.a. (Elsewhere) 2s. 4d. 4s. 5d. Note: Rates for Labour grades outside Lagos vary with the area of employment. Hours of Work and Overtime In private employment hours of work may be determined by Orders in Council under the Labour Code, e.g., in building and civil engineering an eight-hour working day is normal; with four hours on Saturday this made a total of 44 hours per week. Total hours including overtime might not exceed 10 per day or 58 per week. Overtime was paid at the rate of time and one quarter on weekdays, time and one half on Sun¬ days or work-free days, and double time on public holidays. Similar conditions applied to Government service and were used as a general guide by private industry not covered by Orders in Council. Paid Leave Orders in Council specify holidays with pay in certain industries, e.g. in building and civil engineering one week’s holidays at full pay must be given after 12 months service. Daily-rated Government staff got from 7 to 14 days paid leave and established staff 15 to 30 days in the lower grades. Sick leave with pay under Orders in Council was 7 days per year minimum after 6 months employment; this was in ad¬ dition to medical attention (from an approved doctor) of up to 6 weeks’ total duration per year at the employer’s expense. Under the Labour Code Ordinance, workers engaged on oral contracts were entitled to sick leave up to a maximum of 7 days in any 6 months, providing they consented, if asked, to examination by a doctor nominated by the employer.