October 06, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government is to review the agreement it entered into with the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, made this known when he received members of JOHESU, led by Olumide Akintayo, in his office on Thursday, in Abuja.
“I want to assure JOHESU that the Ministry would do the needful, and deploy every necessary effort to see to the amicable and satisfactory resolution of the issues,” he said.
Leader of the team, Olumide Akintayo, said they were in the Ministry to formally congratulate the Minister and solicit his support for the implementation of several agreements reached between them and the Federal Government.
He, however, noted that one of the major issues was that of salary adjustment for health workers under the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS), which had not been implemented since it was approved.
Akintayo urged the Minister, as the Chief Conciliator, to invoke immediate action by the Presidential Committee on Salaries, which has the power to push for its implementation.
He assured the Minister that JOHESU was not interested in using strikes to achieve its aims but would rather explore the processes of negotiation to maintain industrial harmony.
