IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

IIARD International Journal of Economics and Business Management (IJEBM )

E-ISSN 2489-0065
P-ISSN 2695-186X
VOL. 4 NO. 1 2018

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Managing Casualization and Redundancy of Workers: Its Effect and Implication to Sustainable Development in Nigeria Business Environment

Miebaka D. Tamunomiebi & Karibo B. Bagshaw

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Abstract

The evolving form of employment in Nigeria specify that casualization and redundancy is fast becoming the leading form of strategy for flexible work arrangement and downsizing in today’s business organizations. The effect of this phenomenon on the nation’s sustainable development is devastating with several attendant effects, which calls for urgent attention. Hence this paper sort to pinpoint how to manage casualization and redundancy in Nigerian business organisations for effective sustainable development, with the following recommendations: Government should put increase effort in creating more job-related skills acquisition centres across the geo-political zones of the country to empower our youth to acquire skills in other to be self- employed and also employ others. That effective labour laws should enacted to regulate employment and ensure compliance by organisation in all sector as this will sustain human capital development and contribute to sustainable national development.

keywords:

casualization, redundancy, sustainable national development.

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