Judgment
STEPHEN JONAH ADAH, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the National Industrial Court, Abuja, delivered on 26th October, 2018, in Suit No. NICN/ABJ/110/2016. The 1st Respondent as claimant instituted this action before the trial Court and claimed against the appellant and the 2nd -6th Respondents as Defendants all the sundry reliefs as per the Amended Complaint and statement offsets, thus: a. A Declaration that the 1st Defendant is the employer of the Claimants. b.
A Declaration that the failure of the 1st Defendant to issue the claimants a written statement containing the particulars of their employment within 3 months of resumption of their employment is unlawful and an unfair labour practice, contrary to global best practices and international labour standards. c.
A Declaration that the policy of the 1st Defendant to interview and employ employees and thereafter contract and interpose intermediaries in the persons of the 2nd to 6th Defendant and other such entities on the employees as their employers is unlawful and an unfair labour practice, contrary to global best labour practices and international labour standards. d.
A Declaration that the purported “handover” of the claimants to 3rd party intermediaries and their “rollover” from such 3rd parties to several other such intermediaries who front as their employers is unlawful and an unfair labour practice, contrary to global best labour practices and international labour standard. e. A Declaration that all documents purportedly issued by the 2nd – 6th Defendants including employment and termination letters are all unlawful and null and void and of no effect whatsoever. f.
A Declaration that the 1st Defendant’s decision to prevent the claimants from being unionized is unlawful and an unfair labour practice, contrary to global best labour practices and international labour standard. g. A Declaration that the Local Technical Assistance Services Grid of Rates for 2013 and the conditions for service for contract service personnel 2013 are valid and binding on the labour relationship between the 1st Defendant and the Claimants. h.
A Declaration that the 1st Defendant’s decision to resile from the Local Technical Assistance Services Grid of rates for 2013 and the conditions of service for contract service personnel 2013 promised the claimants as a condition for not permitting their unionization is a gross violation and breach of the terms of the employment relationship between the claimants and the 1st Defendant and also an unfair labour practice, contrary to global best labour practices and international labour standards. i.
