Workers Union Warns Employers On NSSF Deductions
This comes even as the debate revolving around the deduction framework continue to intensify with lawyers opposing the Fund's board over misinterpretation of the ruling...
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The Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) insists that enhanced National Social Security Fund (NSSF) deductions remain valid despite ongoing legal uncertainties surrounding the NSSF Act, 2013.
- COTU, through its Secretary General Francis Atwoli, is defending the current contribution rates, citing a Court of Appeal ruling from February 3, 2023.
- The union warns some private sector employers and pension schemes against undermining the deductions, suggesting commercial interests are behind the resistance.
- COTU urges compliance from both workers and employers, highlighting risks to workers' retirement savings if contributions are not maintained at the current enhanced levels.
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