An industrial court located in Lagos has ordered Arik Air to reimburse Andreia Perdigao, a former employee, for her unjustified termination by paying her eight months’ salary arrears.
After working for the airline for around three years, the Arik Air employee filed an application with the court for being fired in 2017.
She prayed that the court would order her former employer to reimburse her for unpaid emoluments for a few months, which she had not received until she filed the complaint.
A ruling acquired under case number NICN/LA/532/2017 states that the claimant, an air hostess for the airline, sought her salary from December 2016 to March 2017, the period prior to her termination from the company.
According to the court filing, her monthly pay was $2,683.33, and her total pay for the eight months was $21,466.64.
However, the claimant sought the court to order the defendant to pay N35 million for breach of contract and the total of her eight months’ wages, which she calculated to be $21,466.64.
In his ruling, Justice M.N. Esowe upheld the existence of an employment contract between the claimant and the respondent.
He said:
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) threaten legal action against airline owners and operators that fly into nationally restricted regions.
According to a letter received by the authorities, the national security adviser’s office reportedly saw an unidentified aircraft flying above the presidential villa.
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Source: TimesNow.com.ng
