FG committee on new minimum wage makes recommendations on salary adjustments

Abuja, Sept. 20. 2024 -The Federal Government Committee on Consequential Adjustment of New Minimum Wage on Friday concluded its assignment with some recommendations on salary adjustments.

The committee, headed by Didi Walso- Jack, the Head of Service of the Federation, made some recommendations on some specific options which include:

1) The implementation of the new salary structure be backdated to July 2024.

2)  The wage award being paid to federal government workers should cease once the new minimum wage gets paid.

3) The committee agreed that consequential adjustments be implemented as follows:

CONPSS 01-06 • 80.81% – 64.73%

CONPSS 07-14 • 45.59% – 19.35%

CONPSS 15-17 • 14.35% – 4.41%

The committee also recommended the following:

(i) That the National Salaries Incomes And Wages Commission (NSIWC) will generate the appropriate salary templates for other consolidated salary structures for implementation.

(iii) That the effective date of the implementation should be 29th July 2024.

(iv) That the payment of the wage award issued vide NS/WC Circular SWC.04/T/33 dated 19* October 2023 should continue to be paid until 28th July 2024.

(v) That the Federal Government should take appropriate measures to alleviate the plight of Federal workers as a result of the recent increase in PMS, including the consideration of tax waivers and other incentives; and

(vi) That the NSIWC in collaboration with other stakeholders should commence monitoring of the implementation in line with the provisions of the Act.  (GBN)