Sacked Mobil workers in Akwa Ibom have been reported to have demanded for the payment of N11.4 Billion Naira as compensation for their terminal benefits.
The affected workers, numbering 1,444 were engaged as service contract staff by MPN and later laid off in 2012 without commensurate entitlements as contained in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) allegedly entered into by Mobil and the affected workers.
A spokesman for the group, Mr. Godwin Idim while addressing newsmen in Eket on Friday, revealed that, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited has reneged in its contractual agreement with the ex-workers in spite of all entreaties to get the company to honour the deal.
He lamented that, some of their members have died in the cause of the struggle to get MPN on the negotiation table in order to remit the outstanding financial claims.
“Gratuity-1.5 month’s gross salary per year served multiplied by the number of years of service. In addition, the employee shall earn all his or her accrued vacation benefits and any other allowance that may accrue to him or her.”
“Notice pay-One month gross salary in lieu of notice.”
“Ex-gratia-two month’s gross salary, pension and redundancy benefits in addition to end of service benefits shall apply“.
