A New York State Supreme Court has ordered all New York city employees who were fired for not being vaccinated against COVID-19 to be reinstated with back pay. The court found that “being vaccinated does not prevent an individual from contracting or transmitting COVID-19”. New York city mayor, Eric Adams, claimed earlier this year that his administration would not rehire …

The Lagos State Government has held a specialised induction/training ceremony for 8,650 newly employed and newly deployed senior officers in the state civil service. Declaring the induction ceremony open at the Lagos State Public Service Staff Development Centre (PSSDC), Magodo, on Monday, the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola noted that the ceremony also doubles as a specialised Induction Course …

The organisation that spearheaded the remote work revolution during the pandemic, Zoom is urging its staff to return to the workplace for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. According to CNN on Monday, the company said in a statement that Zoom is now enforcing a “structured hybrid approach,” meaning that employees who live near an office must return …

There are indications that economic hardship is forcing employees to eat deep into their pension savings held in Retirement Savings Accounts (RSAs). According to Vanguard, RSA account holders under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) withdrew N3.02 billion from their Additional Voluntary Contribution (ADV) in the first quarter of 2023, Q1’23. The figure represents a 240.1 per cent rise from N887.9 …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abia State has warned staff members to avoid shady tactics during the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba on Monday, INEC’s Head of Public Affairs Unit in the state, Mr Bamidele Oyetunji said that the commission frowns at receiving or demanding …

Some worried employees of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) have urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) to look into cases of alleged fraud and corruption at the agency. However, NSITF’s General Manager/Head of Corporate Affairs, Mrs Ijeoma Oji-Okoronkwo denied knowledge of any wrongdoing in the organisation. …