Terminating employment without reason: The new shift in labour laws

In Nigeria, labour relations are largely governed by English common law principles that Nigeria borrowed from her colonial stint with Britain. One of the notable common law principles is that of master and servant relationship of the Employer and Employee. The understanding is that the employer is always at liberty to fire his employee. He is lord and master as far as the labour relations with his employee is concerned. Hence, he can fire at will, with or without reason. He dictates the how and when an employment is determined. He is a master to himself in this regard and cannot be…