THE INTERFACE BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES: A CASE FOR AN IMPROVED LEGAL ORDER TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT MATTERS IN NIGERIA

The Concept of legality in this topic pre-supposes a condition where law as un important arm of the Legal System would regulate employment matters und protect employees. This is true. The main functions of law is to foster and maintain social cohesion, progress and justice in all spheres of human activities. Therefore in the area of employment matters, law must be. seen to preserve positive values, and to outline acceptable standards of behaviour. Principally Labour Law which is the arm of law that regulates employment is supposed to promote fairness, equity and justice. In this context both Employers and Employees alike must have their interests protected especially the Employee because of obvious disadvantages. When this is done inter parties duties, obligations and rights would be spelt out, so much that, interests shall not only be protected, disputes would be fairly resolved. The ultimate consequence of these is that there would evolve a civil culture between the Employer and Employee and they would develop confidence, towards one another. Confidence generated by a sense of security. in that, the law having prescribed how every body must behave, will always limit the exercises of any party or organ willing to subvert it rules. Therefore, the goal of labour laws is to equalize the bargaining power between Employers and Employees in order to enhance employment security and protection.