May 14, (THEWILL)- The National Productivity Centre (NPC) says it is formulating an innovative wage system that will be based on employee productivity.
Director-General of the Centre, Dr. Nasir Raji-Mustapha, disclosed this on Monday, in Abuja, during an interactive session with the Labour Correspondents Association of Nigeria (LACAN).
“We are in the process of developing a Productivity-based Wage System that will ensure that those who are productive are rewarded for their effort, irrespective of their grade level. Under the proposed system, employees on the same salary scale can earn different wages,” he said.
Raji-Mustapha, however, said the Centre was collaborating with organised labour to ensure that they support and contribute their inputs to the new proposal for a productivity-led wage system.
He said the report for the first phase of the study was ready, adding that the next stage would be to engage stakeholders to consider and make inputs before presentation to the Federal Government for its consideration and adoption.
Noting that productivity was a key factor in the growth of the country’s economy, Raji-Mustapha said the Centre was collaborating with international agencies and organisations to ensure that the productivity and skills of Nigerian workers are greatly improved to impact positively on the economy.
The DG said that the Centre had done a lot in the area of productivity promotion and advocacy for youths, especially the Corp members at the NYSC camps.
Acting Chairman of the association, Mr. Patrick Abulu, urged the DG to continue to support journalists to make their jobs easy in reporting activities of the centre.
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