The Academic Staff Union of Universities has kicked against the decision of the Federal Government to withhold the check-off dues of the union.
The check-off dues deducted by the Federal Government from the November 2022 salaries of university lecturers were not remitted into the account of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, The PUNCH has reported.
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Check-off due is the money deducted from an employee’s pay for membership in a union or an organisation that represents workers in a particular industry.
Speaking with PUNCH correspondent in Abuja, the chairman of the Federal University of Technology, Minna chapter of ASUU, Prof Gbolahan Bolarin, confirmed to our correspondent that the government failed to remit the check-off dues for November.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun, in an interview with our correspondent, justified the government’s decision on the check-off dues.
The dues were deducted from salaries of lecturers but were not remitted to ASUU’s central account.