Termination of Employment Based on Employee’s HIV Status: The Response of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria
This article adopts desk-based methodology in interrogating the issue of HIV related employment termination in Nigeria, focusing on the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) decision in Akinola v. Ocean Marine Solutions Ltd. It examined international and domestic legal frameworks on the subje...
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This article adopts desk-based methodology in interrogating the issue of HIV related employment termination in Nigeria, focusing on the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) decision in Akinola v. Ocean Marine Solutions Ltd. It examined international and domestic legal frameworks on the subject, the human rights affected by such termination, the impact of the decision taken on the protection of the human cum employment rights of employees living with HIV/AIDS and the response of the NICN to the quagmire. It observed that the quantum of damages awarded by the NICN cannot achieve deterrence. It recommends how to eradicate HIV related employment termination in Nigeria.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea87f357fccd4e9e97358124fdba93792023-05-06T07:33:57ZengUniversidad de JaénAge of Human Rights Journal2340-95922023-05-012010.17561/tahrj.v20.7754Termination of Employment Based on Employee’s HIV Status: The Response of the National Industrial Court of NigeriaMary-Ann Onoshioke Ajay0David Tarh-Akong Eyongndi1Bowen UniversityBowen University This article adopts desk-based methodology in interrogating the issue of HIV related employment termination in Nigeria, focusing on the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) decision in Akinola v. Ocean Marine Solutions Ltd. It examined international and domestic legal frameworks on the subject, the human rights affected by such termination, the impact of the decision taken on the protection of the human cum employment rights of employees living with HIV/AIDS and the response of the NICN to the quagmire. It observed that the quantum of damages awarded by the NICN cannot achieve deterrence. It recommends how to eradicate HIV related employment termination in Nigeria. https://revistaselectronicas.ujaen.es/index.php/TAHRJ/article/view/7754EmploymentDiscriminationHIV/AIDSHuman RightsNICNNigeri |
| spellingShingle | Mary-Ann Onoshioke Ajay David Tarh-Akong Eyongndi Termination of Employment Based on Employee’s HIV Status: The Response of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria Age of Human Rights Journal Employment Discrimination HIV/AIDS Human Rights NICN Nigeri |
| title | Termination of Employment Based on Employee’s HIV Status: The Response of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria |
| title_full | Termination of Employment Based on Employee’s HIV Status: The Response of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Termination of Employment Based on Employee’s HIV Status: The Response of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Termination of Employment Based on Employee’s HIV Status: The Response of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria |
| title_short | Termination of Employment Based on Employee’s HIV Status: The Response of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria |
| title_sort | termination of employment based on employee s hiv status the response of the national industrial court of nigeria |
| topic | Employment Discrimination HIV/AIDS Human Rights NICN Nigeri |
| url | https://revistaselectronicas.ujaen.es/index.php/TAHRJ/article/view/7754 |
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