The National Industrial Court has declared that it was a violation of the University Autonomy for the Federal Government to impose the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) platform on members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) who reserve the right to determine how their salaries should be paid.
The Court also held that imposing sanctions on leaders for leading a legal strike was a gross violation to their right to freedom of expression.
It, however, upheld the no work no pay rule by the Federal Government in the suit filed against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The Court which was presided over by the President of the Court, Justice Benedict Kanyip, held that the no work no pay rule enforced by the Federal Government against members of ASUU who went on strike last year is legal.
In his judgment, Justice Kanyip held that it was within the right of the federal government to withhold salaries of workers who embark on industrial action.
The trial judge further said that in line with section 43(1a) of the Trade Union Act, members of ASUU who participated in the 8 months long strike are not entitled to salaries.
He however noted that although employers and employees can enter an agreement, for which the workers will be paid during the period of strike, adding however that when such agreement was not made, no worker is expected to get paid.
The Federal Government took ASUU before the National Industrial Court over the demand of the Union for the payment of lecturer salaries from February 14 to October 7, 2022, during which period the strike took place.
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