Reps may allow states to determine minimum wage
Punch Newspapers Sections Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Federal Government may soon lose its exclusive power to negotiate and determine the minimum wage for workers across the three tiers of government. The House of Representatives is considering an amendment to the 1999 Constitution by removing matters relating to wages from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent Legislative List. When a bill becomes law, respective states and local governments will determine different wages for their workers. The legislation is titled, ‘A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republ...
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