Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has assured the Lagos State Government of its commitment to providing technical and operational expertise for the seamless implementation of the Employees Compensation Scheme (ECS) in the state.
Managing Director, Oluwaseun Falaye, gave the assurance at a sensitisation workshop for Employee Relations Officers for Lagos State MDAs
Falaye said the programme has been carefully designed to provide practical knowledge and actionable insights with the deployment of experienced resource persons to provide required knowledge
He said key areas of focus include: Benefits of the scheme, compliance requirements, payroll processes, schedules of payment, and the critical role the state government will play in ensuring its success.
The MD explained that the theme of this programme, ‘The Role of the Employee Relations Officer in Ensuring Effective Implementation of the Employees’ Compensation Scheme,’ speaks directly to that objective.
The Head of Service, Lagos State, Bode Agoro, promised that Lagos State, being the Centre of Excellence, always sets the pace and would also replicate that with the ECS.
