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I
assume not very many people will be able to say yes to the above question, some
do not even know why I should ask such a question, others on the other hand do
not even realise that they should be getting a pension. Statistics show that a number of
organisations are not contributing to the pensions of their staffs as mandated
by law in Section 1 of the Pension Reform Act 2014.
The
law provides that –
law provides that –
There
shall be established for any employment in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a
contributory pension scheme for payment of retirement benefits of employees.
The law particularly states that the scheme shall apply to all employees in the
Public Service of the Federation, FCT and the Private Sector. In the case of
the Public Sector, who are in employment; and in the case of the private
sector, who are in employment in an organisation in which there are 15
(fifteen) or more employees.
shall be established for any employment in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a
contributory pension scheme for payment of retirement benefits of employees.
The law particularly states that the scheme shall apply to all employees in the
Public Service of the Federation, FCT and the Private Sector. In the case of
the Public Sector, who are in employment; and in the case of the private
sector, who are in employment in an organisation in which there are 15
(fifteen) or more employees.
The
way it works is every worker who is due has a PFA (Pension Fund Administrator)
who keeps a pension fund account on behalf of the employee. A certain
percentage of the employee’s salary is deducted and paid into the account while
the employer also contributes a certain percentage to the account monthly.
way it works is every worker who is due has a PFA (Pension Fund Administrator)
who keeps a pension fund account on behalf of the employee. A certain
percentage of the employee’s salary is deducted and paid into the account while
the employer also contributes a certain percentage to the account monthly.
Payment
or contributing to the pension of an employee is important as the objective is
to assist individuals by ensuring that they save in order to cater for their
livelihood during old age. If however, pension is so important to every
Nigerian worker, how come a lot of employers, most especially in the private sector,
get away without paying same.What is the National Pension Commission, a body
established to regulate, supervise and ensure the effective administration of
pension matters in Nigeria doing about it.
or contributing to the pension of an employee is important as the objective is
to assist individuals by ensuring that they save in order to cater for their
livelihood during old age. If however, pension is so important to every
Nigerian worker, how come a lot of employers, most especially in the private sector,
get away without paying same.What is the National Pension Commission, a body
established to regulate, supervise and ensure the effective administration of
pension matters in Nigeria doing about it.
Most
especially as the Pension reform Act provides that any person who contravenes
provisions of the Act where no other penalty is prescribed commits an offence
and is liable on conviction to a fine not more thatN250,000 or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.
especially as the Pension reform Act provides that any person who contravenes
provisions of the Act where no other penalty is prescribed commits an offence
and is liable on conviction to a fine not more that
imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.
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