Organisations urged to improve workers’ condition of service

Mrs Peace Obiajulu, former President of Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government Owned Companies (SSASCGOC), has urged managements of organisations to improve on workers’ conditions of service for increased productivity.

Obiajulu made the plea in a paper entitled:” Employment Conditions and Workers’ Productivity: Lessons of 40-year of Unionism in Nigerian Ports Authority”, presented at the 40th anniversary of SSASCGOC in Lagos.

According to her, dynamic and progressive organisations endeavour to attract and retain the right people for the right job by creating and sustaining their motivation in changing circumstances.

She said that for optimal performance in the work place, one could not overlook the value and necessity of labour in every organisation.

Obiajulu, who was a former President, Trade Union Congress (TUC), said that labour activities helped to checkmate the activities of employers for increased productivity.

“Employment conditions are also referred to as terms of employment agreement.

” The contract of employment include responsibility in the workplace, work days, hours of work, break or rest periods, remuneration, retirement, health, retirement plan, training and re-training.

“Organisation that values high performance of the workforce should therefore remember that it could only be provided by employees.